houngan

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A (male) voodoo priest.
    — The shadow of the houngan, projected from within the tent by the flickering of the candle, dances and glides over the folds of the cloth as he completes his final preparations.

词形变化

houngans plural oungan alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Fon houn
Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gàngà
Kongo nganga
Haitian Creole ounganbor.
English houngan
From Haitian Creole oungan, apparently from Fon houn (“spirit”) + Kongo nganga (“high priest”).
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