Meanings
proper noun
- A Hopi ceremony celebrating the departing of the kachinas for the San Francisco Peaks at the summer solstice.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA Hopi ceremony celebrating the departing of the kachinas for the San Francisco Peaks at the summer solstice.
Similar
Niman
Opposite
Origin
Borrowed from Hopi.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Niman Katchina
- Niman KatchinaHopi ceremony
Cite this entry
APA
Niman Kachina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niman%20Kachina
MLA
“Niman Kachina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niman%20Kachina. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Niman Kachina,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niman%20Kachina.
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