"Pono" is a notably polysemous term. However, Blackfoot does display some fusional characteristics as there are morphemes that are polysemous. Words with multiple meanings (polysemous words) are mostly untranslatable, especially if they contain many connotations. Most common adpositions are highly polysemous (they have various different meanings). Semantic shift can separate a polysemous word into separate homonyms. The term "and" has even been argued to have relevant polysemous meanings. "Shen"'s polysemous meanings developed diachronically over three millennia. Kui () is a polysemous figure in ancient Chinese mythology. The word "surf" is polysemous; having multiple, related meanings. In Malagasy, "lolo" is polysemous for "butterfly" or "moth" and "soul".