noaadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊə/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊə/, New Zealand English

/noʌ/,

/ˈnʌuə/

Origin: A borrowing from various Polynesian languages. Etymons: Maori noa; Hawaiian noa; Tahitian noa.

Etymology: Partly < Maori noa (1815 in T. Kendall New Zealanders' First Bk. 8, glossed ‘common’) and partly < cognate words in other eastern Polynesian languages, e.g. Hawaiian noa, Tahitian noa common, not sacred.

1. In Polynesia (including New Zealand): unaffected by or free from taboo; not set apart for or consecrated to a special use; in general or common use. Opposed to taboo. Also as n.

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1854 E. Shortland Trad. & Superstitions of New Zealanders v. 90 We shall..give some further explanations respecting the mode of making noa things and persons who were tapu.

1891 W. D. Alexander Brief Hist. Hawaiian People viii. 53 Next day the sea was free, and the opelu was noa, or free to all, but the aku in its turn was tabu for the next six months.

1907 J. C. Andersen Maori Life in Ao-tea vii. 87 Should the food by ill hap pass..before a warrior or tohunga, it would render him noa, destroying his sanctity, and laying him open to the wrath of the offended gods.

1907 J. C. Andersen Maori Life in Ao-tea xxii. 326 She was to be made noa so that she might again join her comrades and relatives.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 772/1 The divine king must hold himself apart from those who by status or by choice are noa, laymen.

1989 Psychol. Med. 19 964/2 Made noa, the priests, warriors and artists could return to mundane work.

1991 R. Bocock Freud & Mod. Society (BNC) 67 Taboo is distinguished from what the Polynesians call noa, that is, the common, or the generally accessible.

2. Linguistics. Designating an expression substituted for a taboo word or phrase.

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1925 O. Jespersen Mankind, Nation & Individual ix. 169 This harmless word that has been substituted, the Polynesians call noa.]

1925 O. Jespersen Mankind, Nation & Individual ix. 179 Both the above Danish names for devil are originally noa-names.

1956 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1955 1 The special terms used by the [Faroese] fishermen to replace ordinary words when these became tabooed are designated as noa words or noa names, etc.

1975 W. B. Lockwood Lang. Brit. Isles 55 [Cornish] Pajerpaw ‘newt’, lit. ‘four foot’..clearly a noa name.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noa
释义	noaadj.n. Brit. /ˈnəʊə/, U.S. /ˈnoʊə/, New Zealand English /noʌ/, /ˈnʌuə/ Origin: A borrowing from various Polynesian languages. Etymons: Maori noa; Hawaiian noa; Tahitian noa. Etymology: Partly < Maori noa (1815 in T. Kendall New Zealanders' First Bk. 8, glossed ‘common’) and partly < cognate words in other eastern Polynesian languages, e.g. Hawaiian noa, Tahitian noa common, not sacred. 1. In Polynesia (including New Zealand): unaffected by or free from taboo; not set apart for or consecrated to a special use; in general or common use. Opposed to taboo. Also as n. ΚΠ 1854 E. Shortland Trad. & Superstitions of New Zealanders v. 90 We shall..give some further explanations respecting the mode of making noa things and persons who were tapu. 1891 W. D. Alexander Brief Hist. Hawaiian People viii. 53 Next day the sea was free, and the opelu was noa, or free to all, but the aku in its turn was tabu for the next six months. 1907 J. C. Andersen Maori Life in Ao-tea vii. 87 Should the food by ill hap pass..before a warrior or tohunga, it would render him noa, destroying his sanctity, and laying him open to the wrath of the offended gods. 1907 J. C. Andersen Maori Life in Ao-tea xxii. 326 She was to be made noa so that she might again join her comrades and relatives. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 772/1 The divine king must hold himself apart from those who by status or by choice are noa, laymen. 1989 Psychol. Med. 19 964/2 Made noa, the priests, warriors and artists could return to mundane work. 1991 R. Bocock Freud & Mod. Society (BNC) 67 Taboo is distinguished from what the Polynesians call noa, that is, the common, or the generally accessible. 2. Linguistics. Designating an expression substituted for a taboo word or phrase. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > semantics > meaning or signification > [adjective] > taboo noa1925 taboo1933 1925 O. Jespersen Mankind, Nation & Individual ix. 169 This harmless word that has been substituted, the Polynesians call noa.] 1925 O. Jespersen Mankind, Nation & Individual ix. 179 Both the above Danish names for devil are originally noa-names. 1956 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1955 1 The special terms used by the [Faroese] fishermen to replace ordinary words when these became tabooed are designated as noa words or noa names, etc. 1975 W. B. Lockwood Lang. Brit. Isles 55 [Cornish] Pajerpaw ‘newt’, lit. ‘four foot’..clearly a noa name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1854
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