Cagn

/kæɡn/ noun

Definition

In San or Bushman mythology, a divine trickster figure or culture hero with shapeshifting powers.

Etymology

From Khoisan languages of southern Africa, particularly San (Bushman) languages. The word preserves indigenous cultural concepts in English.

Kelly Says

Cagn is a shapeshifter deity who embodies the San people's relationship with nature and their own cleverness—anthropologists see him as proof that 'trickster' figures appear across almost every human culture.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
🐶
k-o-b-o
ARالعربية
كلب
kalb
BNবাংলা
কুকুর
ku-kur
CACatalà
gos
gohs
CSČeština
pes
pes
DADansk
hund
hoond
DEDeutsch
Hund
HOOND
ELΕλληνικά
σκύλος
sky-los
ESEspañol
perro
PER-roh
FAفارسی
سگ
seg
FISuomi
koira
koi-rah
FRFrançais
chien
shee-AHN
GUGU
🐶
ku-va
HAHA
kifi
kee-fee
HEעברית
כלב
k-lev
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ता
kut-ta
HUMagyar
kutya
koo-tyah
IDBahasa Indonesia
anjing
an-jing
IGIG
Nri
n-ree
ITItaliano
cane
kah-neh
JA日本語
ken
KKKK
🐶
tóbı
KMKM
🐶
s-a-r
KO한국어
gae
MRMR
कुत्रा
koo-trah
MSBahasa Melayu
anjing
an-jing
MYမြန်မာ
🐶
h-ma-h-la
NLNederlands
hond
hond
NONorsk
hund
hoond
PAPA
🐶
ku-d-ra
PLPolski
pies
piesz
PTPortuguês
cão
CAW
RORomână
câine
kye-neh
RUРусский
собака
soh-bah-kah
SVSvenska
hund
hoond
SWKiswahili
mbwa
mb-wah
TAதமிழ்
நாய்
nay
TEతెలుగు
కుక్క
ku-kka
THไทย
สุนัข
su-nak
TLTL
aso
ah-soh
TRTürkçe
köpek
KO-pek
UKУкраїнська
собака
so-bah-kah
URاردو
کُتا
ku-ta
VITiếng Việt
chó
chow
YOYO
ọkùnrin
oh-koon-rin
ZH中文
gou
ZUZU
inyoka
in-yo-kah

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