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单词 kadaitcha
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Definition of kadaitcha in English:

kadaitcha

(also kurdaitcha)
nounkəˈdʌɪtʃə
Australian
  • 1(among Aborigines) a malignant spirit.

  • 2mass noun An Aboriginal mission of vengeance or punishment.

    1. 2.1 The ritual accompanying kadaitcha.
    2. 2.2count noun A man empowered to carry out vengeance or punishment.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Kadaitcha man's shoes were often made of emu feathers.
      • The victim is said to be frozen with fear and stays to hear the curse, a brief piercing chant, that the kurdaitcha chants.

Origin

Probably from Arrernte.

 
 
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