Maraw

See also: maraw

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hopi Maraw (“member of the Maraw society”), from maraw (“a kind of insect”).

Proper noun

Maraw

1. The name of a Hopi women's society.
2. The name of a ceremony of the Maraw society.

Hopi

Etymology

From maraw (“a kind of insect”).

Noun

Maraw (plural Mamrawt)

1. member of the Maraw society
2. the Maraw ceremony

Derived terms

• Marawmongwi
• marawmosayru
• marawnatnga
• Marawnaʼtsi
• marawnönönga
• marawvaho
• marawvaki
• marawvitanaktsi
• Marawvongya
• Marawwimi
• marawyu
• marawʼangaktsina
• Maràwkatsina
• Maràwkiva
• maràwtawi
• Maràwtikive
• maràwtitsoʼa

 

References

• Albert, Roy, Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 39
• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, pages 231–232