kurdaitcha man

noun

A kind of shaman among Aboriginal Australians whose task it was to avenge a death, and who was supposed to have worn slippers made from the feathers of emus.

OriginEastern Arrernte gadaidja →
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Meanings

nounkurdaitcha man (plural kurdaitcha men)

plural kurdaitcha men · alternative kadaitja man · alternative kooditcha man

  1. A kind of shaman among Aboriginal Australians whose task it was to avenge a death, and who was supposed to have worn slippers made from the feathers of emus.

Origin

  1. Eastern Arrerntegadaidja
  2. Eastern Arrerntegadaidja
  3. Englishkurdaitcha man

Borrowed from Eastern Arrernte gadaidja.

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APA

kurdaitcha man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurdaitcha%20man

MLA

“kurdaitcha man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurdaitcha%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kurdaitcha man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurdaitcha%20man.

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