qiné
/kiːne/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A form of poetry with double meanings, often used in traditional Ethiopian Orthodox Church education.
Example Sentences
- "In November 1870 they secretly set out for Gonder, where they hoped to learn qiné, the celebrated art of composing poetry."
- "Qiné is taken up by the best and most mature students."
- "In this layered qiné dynamic, the “wax” signifies the surface meaning while the “gold” indicates a deeper hidden insight."