totem

to·tem  (ttm)

n.

1.

a. An animal, plant, or natural object serving among certain tribal or traditional peoples as the emblem of a clan or family and sometimes revered as its founder, ancestor, or guardian.

b. A representation of such an object.

c. A social group having a common affiliation to such an object.

2. A venerated emblem or symbol: "grew up with the totems and taboos typical of an Irish Catholic kid in Boston" (Connie Paige).

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[Ojibwa nindoodem, my totem.]

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to·temic (-tmk) adj.

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totem

Noun

1. (esp. among Native Americans) an object or animal symbolizing a clan or family

2. a representation of such an object [from a Native American language]

totemic adj
totemism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	totem - a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object kin group, kindred, kinship group, clan, kin, tribe - group of people related by blood or marriage totemist - a person who belongs to a clan or tribe having a totem
	2.	totem - emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians) emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Translations

totem

n totem [ˈtoutəm]

(an image of) an animal or plant used as the badge or sign of a tribe, among North American Indians etc. totem طوطم: حَيوان أو نَبات كَرَمْز مُقَدَّس тотем totem totem das Totem τοτέμ tótem tootem حیوان یا شی که نماد قبیله بوده است؛ توتم toteemi totem טוֹטֵם गण चिन्ह totem totem totem tótem totem トーテム像 토템 totemas totēms totem totem totem(bilde) totem totem totem тотем totem totem totem totem รูปสลักบนเสา totem 圖騰 тотем ايک قسم کے جانور يا پودے کي تصوير جو امريکي قبائل ميں نشان کے طور پر استعمال کي جاتي ہے vật tổ 图腾

totem pole

a large wooden pole on which totems are carved and painted. totempaal عَمود مَنْحوت مُزَيَّن بِرُسوم طوطميَّه тотемен стълб totem totempæl der Totempfahl στύλος τοτέμ tótem tootemipuu ستون توتم toteemipaalu totem עָמוּד טוֹטֵם गण चिह्न स्तंभ totemski stup totemoszlop tiang totem tótemsúla totem トーテムポール 토템폴(토템 상을 단청하거나 조각한 기둥) totemo stulpas totēmstabs tiang totem totempaal totempæl słup totemiczny totem stâlp totemic тотемный столб totem totemski steber totemski stub totempåle เสาแกะสลัก totem direği 圖騰柱 тотемний стовп ايسا ستون جس پر اس جانور کي تصوير کندہ ہو cột gỗ cao khắc các hình vật tổ 图腾柱