Hawaiin- 70 different meanings for 1 word, depending on what part of the word you start from, and how far along the word you go.
Kahuna is a perfect example... There are, I think, about 5 different words that make up this one. And they all inherently add to the word itself. It is much more then the communities leader.
I wish I could remember what it all parsed out to be... Maybe I should take Hawaiin. Or at least remember the bits I learned...
All of the word parts that create a word, add to the word that they are creating. If you have a 20 letter long word, you have it's meaning, and the sub meanings. From the Hawaiin class I took, I got from it that every small part of the story has significance of the utmost importance, depending on who you ask. This has fallen into their words as well. ^_^
The example our kumu (teacher) gave us is that a families spirit (aumakua),in his example the ti plant, can be traced back to one of the legends in Hawai'in mythology where a boar runs along a trail and passes a green ti plant. The family says that their family started from there. (Only green ti has power in Hawaiin mythology. The red ti plant in hawai'i is considered to have no spiritual significance. Which is saying a lot. In Samoa, it's the opposite.)
So, what you originally posted on? Maybe. ^_^ It's always possible. Depends on what tradition you draw from.
I'm a retard. For some reason I was getting words confused and was wondering why you were talking about a oikyo, 'cause I'm pretty sure that's NOT what it translates as. The don't even look the same....Ah well I'm blaming it on my meds.
You have it pretty much exactly right. the self defense style that aikido uses is all about absorbing and becoming one with your opponant's energy and then channeling it in a direction which is unfortuneate for the attacker.
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70 different meanings for 1 word, depending on what part of the word you start from, and how far along the word you go.
Kahuna is a perfect example... There are, I think, about 5 different words that make up this one. And they all inherently add to the word itself. It is much more then the communities leader.
I wish I could remember what it all parsed out to be... Maybe I should take Hawaiin. Or at least remember the bits I learned...
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Are all 70 meanings interrelated? i would hope so.
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The example our kumu (teacher) gave us is that a families spirit (aumakua),in his example the ti plant, can be traced back to one of the legends in Hawai'in mythology where a boar runs along a trail and passes a green ti plant. The family says that their family started from there. (Only green ti has power in Hawaiin mythology. The red ti plant in hawai'i is considered to have no spiritual significance. Which is saying a lot. In Samoa, it's the opposite.)
So, what you originally posted on? Maybe. ^_^ It's always possible. Depends on what tradition you draw from.
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