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witarna

/wɪˈtɑːnə

noun Australian

A wooden object which makes a loud noise when whirled around, used in Aboriginal rituals and considered to be sacred: two men come towards them, stamping, biting their beards, and swinging the witarna...

As they reach the lads, each man puts the string of the witarna over the neck of every lad in succession.
The witarna is kept by the old men of the tribe, and is invested with sundry and somewhat contradictory attributes.
All these ceremonies are carefully kept from the sight of the women and the children; who, when they hear the sound of the witarna, hide their heads and exhibit every outward sign of terror.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Banggala (an Aboriginal language) widarna.

单词	witarna
释义	witarna /wɪˈtɑːnə / noun Australian A wooden object which makes a loud noise when whirled around, used in Aboriginal rituals and considered to be sacred: two men come towards them, stamping, biting their beards, and swinging the witarna... As they reach the lads, each man puts the string of the witarna over the neck of every lad in succession. The witarna is kept by the old men of the tribe, and is invested with sundry and somewhat contradictory attributes. All these ceremonies are carefully kept from the sight of the women and the children; who, when they hear the sound of the witarna, hide their heads and exhibit every outward sign of terror. Origin Mid 19th century: from Banggala (an Aboriginal language) widarna.
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