medicine man

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von medicine man im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

sihirbaz hekim

büyücü doktor

Relevante Übersetzungen

tribal medicine man

İlkel kabilelerde büyücü doktor

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von medicine man im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A Native American shamanistic healer

a person in a Native American tribe who is considered to have the ability to cure illness and disease shaman, witch-doctor witch-doctor. Priestly healer or shaman, especially among the American Indians. The medicine man (often a woman in some societies) commonly carries a kit of objects such as feathers, stones, or hallucinogenic plants that have magical associations. The work of healing often involves the extraction by sucking, pulling, or other means of offending substances from the patient's body. Singing, recitation of myths, and other ceremonies often accompany the healing rite

a Native American shaman

Silbentrennung

me·di·cine man

Türkische aussprache

medısın män

Synonyme

faith healer, healer, idolater, isangoma, mundunugu, shamanist, sorcerer, witch doctor

Aussprache

/ˈmedəsən ˈman/ /ˈmɛdəsən ˈmæn/

Etymologie

() Probably a calque of Ojibwe mashkikiiwinini (“doctor”), from mashkiki (“medicine”) + inini (“man”).