sipapu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small hole or indentation in the floor of a kiva, symbolizing the portal through which the ancient ancestors emerged into the world.

Word forms

sipapu sipapus

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi.

Related words

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