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doll vs kachina

kachina vs doll

doll and kachina both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
doll Yes No No No
kachina Yes No No No
As nouns, kachina is a hyponym of doll; that is, kachina is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than doll:
  • doll: a small replica of a person; used as a toy
  • kachina: a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
Other hyponyms of doll include golliwog, golliwogg, paper doll, puppet, rag doll, sawdust doll, toy soldier.
doll (noun) kachina (noun)
a small replica of a person; used as a toy a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
informal terms for a (young) woman a deified spirit of the Pueblo people
a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
Difference between doll and kachina

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