ukuthwasa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

ukuthwasa

Etymology

From Xhosa [Term?].

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