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paho

/pah-hoh, -hoo, pah-hoh, -hoo/US // ˈpɑ hoʊ, -hu, pɑˈhoʊ, -ˈhu //

帕霍

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural pa·hos.

    • : a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.

Examples

  • For example, in the island of Paho there is a tree called dani, under which the departing spirits sit down and weep.

  • The author has never seen the white paho of the Middle Mesa, and does not know when it is made nor its shape and use.

  • Numerous specimens of a peculiar razor-shape paho were found, two of which are shown in plate clxxv, o, s.

  • Plate clxxiv, a, represents a double stick paho, which closely resembles the prayer offering of the modern Flute society.

  • There are two deep grooves, or ferules, cut midway of their length, a distinctive characteristic of the modern flute paho.