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ukuthwasa

ukuthwasa noun: a culture-bound syndrome among the Xhosa people, with pain and vivid dreams, interpreted as a sign that the sufferer should become a sangoma.

Noun

ukuthwasa (uncountable)

  1. A culture-bound syndrome among the Xhosa people, with pain and vivid dreams, interpreted as a sign that the sufferer should become a sangoma.

Origin of ukuthwasa

From Xhosa [Term?].

Questions about ukuthwasa

What does ukuthwasa mean?
Ukuthwasa means a culture-bound syndrome among the Xhosa people, with pain and vivid dreams, interpreted as a sign that the sufferer should become a sangoma.
What part of speech is ukuthwasa?
Ukuthwasa is a noun.

Words near ukuthwasa in the dictionary

  1. ukulelelike
  2. ukuleles
  3. ukulelist
  4. ukulelists
  5. UKUP
  6. ukuthwasa
  7. UKVI
  8. Ukwa East
  9. Ukwa West
  10. Ukwehuwehnéha
  11. UKWMO

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