to see/to look at to try, to attempt 9 realizations
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Adyghe
Lexeme еплъын
Meaning 1 to see/to look at

сыхьатым еплъын


to look at the watch

Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt

упшъыгхъ, ухэчъыешъумэ еплъ


you are tired, try to sleep

Reference Txarkaxo 1991: 79
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Chamalal
Lexeme bac'na
Meaning 1
Meaning 2
Reference Магомедова 1999 (словарь): 56
Comment
NEW Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Croatian
Lexeme gledati
Meaning 1 to see/to look at gledati živo
to watch with interest
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt gledaj da dođeš na vrijeme
try to be on time
Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme miru
Meaning 1 to see/to look at 窓の外を見る mado no soto o miru (Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary. T.Watanabe, E.Skrzypczak, P.Snowden eds. Tokyo: Kenkyusha. 2003 (5th edition)
look out at the window
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt では、早速、チーズを作ってみる ことにしましょう。Dewa, sassoku, chīzu o tsukutte miru koto ni shimashō.
And now let's try making cheese.
Reference BCCWJ
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Karaim
Lexeme бах-
Meaning 1 to look
Direction
Meaning 2 to try эгер авалгъыларымыз бахтылар ачма йашырын сёзьляринь азизь тильнинь
If our ancestors were trying to discover the secret meaning of the words of the holy language
Reference
Comment КРПС 107-108.
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Meadow Mari
Lexeme ончаш
Meaning 1 to see/to look at
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt лудын ончаш
try to read
Reference Marij jylme muter
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Mongolian (Khalkha)
Lexeme 1 uʒe-
Lexeme 2
Meaning 1
Meaning 2
Reference
Comment
NEW Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme гледати (gledati)
Meaning 1 to see/to look at гледати некоме у очи
to look at somebody's eyes
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt Гледай да не закасниш.
Try not to be late.
Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 200
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Tuvan
Lexeme көр-
Meaning 1 to look; to see
Direction
Meaning 2 to try 1) бо хемге балыктап көрдүвүс
1) we tried fishing in this river 2) try to write with a pencil
Reference
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