- churinga
- chu·rin·ga
English syllables. 2014.
churinga
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churinga — ● churinga nom masculin (d une langue australienne) Objet rituel, réceptacle de l âme des morts ou des vivants à venir, pour les aborigènes d Australie … Encyclopédie Universelle
Churinga — Bramadera o Churinga, madera de pino, dimensiones 30cm x 5cm x 0 7cm. La churinga o Tjurungas, bull roarer en inglés, bramadera en castellano, aunque la bramadera parece ser solo de madera. Es una placa de madera, hueso, metal o pizarra de forma… … Wikipedia Español
churinga — /choo ring geuh/, n., pl. churinga, churingas. an object carved from wood or stone by Aboriginal tribes in central Australia and held by them to be sacred. [1895 1900; < Aranda jwerrene] * * * … Universalium
Churinga (moth) — Churinga Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
churinga — ► femenino ANTROPOLOGÍA Objeto ritual que sirve de receptáculo del alma de los muertos o de los seres vivos que han de venir … Enciclopedia Universal
churinga — n. sacred amulet or other object considered as sacred by Australian Aboriginals … English contemporary dictionary
churinga — [tʃʌ rɪŋgə] noun (plural same or churingas) (among Australian Aboriginals) a sacred object. Origin C19: from Arrernte, lit. object from the Dreaming … English new terms dictionary
Churinga — A name given to sacred tablets of wood or stone containing the souls of members of Australian tribes. After death these tablets are hidden in trees or clefts until such time as a suitable mother for the reincarnation of the soul appears in the … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
churinga — /tʃəˈrɪŋgə / (say chuh ringguh) noun a sacred representation of an Aboriginal totemic object usually made of wood or stone. Also, churunga, tchurunga, tjuringa, turinga. {Australian Aboriginal; Arrernte tywerrenge object from the Dreaming} …
churinga — n. (pl. ringa, ringas) sacred amulet of Australian aborigines … Dictionary of difficult words
