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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanimale guida
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-nee-mah-le gwee-dah
"Il lupo è il suo animale guida."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An animal that is believed to have a special spiritual connection to a person and guide or protect them.
"In many indigenous traditions, the bear is revered as a powerful spirit animal." - 2
A colloquial expression for a person, animal, or fictional creature that one strongly identifies with or feels a deep kinship toward.
"After three cups of coffee, my spirit animal is definitely a hyperactive squirrel."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from anthropological concepts of indigenous North American animism and totemism, where animals serve as spiritual guides. The term has evolved in modern popular culture and internet slang to refer to an animal that embodies a person's character, tastes, or internal state.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spirit animal" is said worldwide
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animal totem
Transliteration: ah-nee-mahl toh-tem
"L'aigle est souvent considéré comme un animal totem."
Krafttier
Transliteration: kraft-teer
"Viele Menschen glauben, dass jeder ein persönliches Krafttier hat."
animale guida
Transliteration: ah-nee-mah-le gwee-dah
"Il lupo è il suo animale guida."
animal espiritual
Transliteration: ah-nee-mahl eh-spee-ree-twal
"El oso es considerado un animal espiritual muy fuerte."
animal espiritual
Transliteration: ah-nee-maw eh-spee-ree-twaw
"Ela diz que a coruja é o seu animal espiritual."
आध्यात्मिक पशु
Transliteration: adhyatmik pashu
"भ भालू को उसका आध्यात्मिक पशु माना जाता है।"
灵兽
Transliteration: líng shòu
"猫头鹰是他的灵兽。"
영혼의 동물
Transliteration: yeonghon-ui dongmul
"고양이는 나의 영혼의 동물이다."
守護動物
Transliteration: shugo-dōbutsu
"狼は彼女の守護動物です。"
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