nahual
noun/nəˈwɑːl/
Etymology Borrowed from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”).
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Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences An animal form which a person may take.
- She has a nahual for every day of the week.
- ¿Quién quería tener un perro así? ... ¿Doble animal, nahual, de quién?2021, Pedro Mairal, chapter 6, in The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 73:
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Human sciences, Mysticism, Mythology, Philosophy, Sciences A person who is able to take an animal form.
Mesoamerican mythology
- They suspected that the man was a nahual.
- Derived terms
- nahualism
- Related terms
- narnauk, skinwalker, spirit animal, tonal