kaona

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hidden or secondary meaning in Hawaiian poetry that can only be understood in cultural context; the use thereof.
    — Without the knowledge of cultural codes in Hawaiian, foreigners who understood the language could still be counted on to miss kaona

词源

Borrowed from Hawaiian kaona, from Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *taoŋa "treasured possession".
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