kaona
Meanings
noun
- A hidden or secondary meaning in Hawaiian poetry that can only be understood in cultural context; the use thereof.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian kaona, from Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *taoŋa "treasured possession".
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