mura
[ moor-uh ]
noun
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
Origin of mura
1From Japanese
Words Nearby mura
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How to use mura in a sentence
In the 'mura-mura' legends of southern Australia these ideas are so interwoven that they can scarcely be untangled.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtA few of the legends relate that the mura-mura also created the totem animals, or transformed themselves into the latter.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtThus the Dieri were said to have a fable to the effect that mura-mura, "the creator," enjoined totemism, to regulate marriage.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangLater, Mr. Howitt learned that "in the plural form mura-mura means the deceased ancestors themselves."
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew LangMr. Gason, an initiated man, says that he (mura-mura) made men out of Lizards.
The Secret of the Totem | Andrew Lang
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