| 释义 |
na·gual
\nəˈ(g)wäl\ noun
also na·hual \nəˈ(h)wäl\
(plural naguals \-älz\ ; or nagua·les \-äˌlās\ ; also nahuals)
Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl nahualli, naualli, from nahua to dance with tied hands
1.
a. : a personal guardian spirit or protective alter ego assumed by various Middle American Indians to reside in an animal or less frequently in some other embodiment — compare huaca
b. : the animal double or guardian itself
2. : a sorcerer believed by various Middle American Indians to be capable of transforming himself into animal form |