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    Which Hawaiian word means 'witch doctor'?

    Question #81080. Asked by tragic_flawed. (May 27 07 1:21 PM)


    callie_ross

    		The base form of the word you have in mind is kahuna, as it is usually spelled. This is from the Hawaiian word kahuna meaning 'a priest; wise man; sorcerer; witch doctor'. In this sense it is found in English sources from the 1870s onwards.

    May 27 07, 1:30 PM
    zbeckabee

    		The "West" often uses the word kahuna as a generic term meaning "witch doctor" or "shaman" or "occult priest." However, the ancient kahunas were a select group of experts, in each local Polynesian community or extended family, who were recognized as the acknowledged masters of their particular fields.


    http://www.hawaiiheart.com/huna.html

    May 27 07, 4:10 PM

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