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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries아야후아스카
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ayahuasca
"아야후아스카는 영적 의식에서 사용됩니다."
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A psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and other plants, traditionally used in spiritual ceremonies by indigenous Amazonian cultures.
"During the ceremony, participants consumed ayahuasca to seek visions and insights." - 2
A substance derived from the ayahuasca brew, often used in modern therapeutic contexts for its hallucinogenic properties.
"Many people travel to South America to experience ayahuasca in a guided retreat setting."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Quechua, combining 'aya' (spirit, soul, dead person) and 'huasca' (vine, rope), historically referring to the 'vine of the soul'. The term entered Western botanical and anthropological lexicons in the 19th century through Amazonian exploration and has since gained global currency in discussions regarding indigenous pharmacology and spiritual tourism.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ayahuasca" is said worldwide
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ayahuasca
Transliteration: ayahuasca
"L'ayahuasca est souvent utilisée dans des rituels spirituels."
Ayahuasca
Transliteration: Ayahuasca
"Ayahuasca wird in schamanischen Zeremonien verwendet."
ayahuasca
Transliteration: ayahuasca
"L'ayahuasca è una bevanda psichedelica usata nei rituali."
ayahuasca
Transliteration: ayahuasca
"La ayahuasca se utiliza en ceremonias espirituales."
ayahuasca
Transliteration: ayahuasca
"A ayahuasca é usada em rituais de cura."
आयाहुआस्का
Transliteration: āyāhuāskā
"आयाहुआस्का का उपयोग आध्यात्मिक समारोहों में किया जाता है।"
阿亚胡斯卡
Transliteration: ā yà hú sī kǎ
"阿亚胡斯卡在精神仪式中使用。"
아야후아스카
Transliteration: ayahuasca
"아야후아스카는 영적 의식에서 사용됩니다."
アヤワスカ
Transliteration: ayawasukā
"アヤワスカは精神的な儀式で使用されます。"
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