orpeko

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of spirit possession or spiritual sickness among Maasai people, especially women. Africa,East,uncountable
    — It turned out that the only sure-fire permanent cure for orpeko was Christian baptism.

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Bantu [Term?]der.
Swahili upepoder.
Maasai orpekabor.
English orpeko
Borrowed from Maasai orpeka, from Swahili upepo (“spirit, wind”), from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
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