Pacha Mama

Quechua

Pacha Mama highlighted in a sketch drawing by the chronicler Joan de Santa Cruz Pachacuti.

Alternative forms

• Pachamama

Etymology

Compound of pacha (“earth, world, universe”) +‎ mama (“mother”), literally “World Mother”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃa ˈma.ma/

Proper noun

Pacha Mama

1. an Andean goddess of Earth and fertility; usually equated to Mother Nature in Western thought.