marae

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure. archaic
    — The path ended down by the sea at a crumbling ‘ingot’ of black coral, twenty yards in length & in height two men. ‘A marae, this is called,’ Mr Wagstaff informed me. ‘All over the South Seas you see ’em, I’m told.’
  2. The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house, seen as a cultural and spiritual focal point; (by extension) the buildings and people around it; a spiritual or cultural centre. New-Zealand

词形变化

maraes plural marai alternative morai alternative

词源

Borrowed from Māori marae and Tahitian marae, from Proto-Oceanic *malaqe.
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