Number of realizations
18
light (of colour)
→
comprehensible
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lithuanian | |
| Lexeme | áiškus | |
| Meaning 1 | light, clear | áiškus dangùs "clear sky" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | kláusimas áiškus "the question is clear" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | LRŽ 20 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | viçada | |
| Meaning 1 | "conspicuous" , bright , brilliant , shining , splendid , beautiful , white , spotless , pure | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | clear , evident , manifest , intelligible | |
| Reference | MW | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | MW 989, Кочергина 606 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | jasnyj | |
| Meaning 1 | light, clear | ясная погода "fine weather" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | ясное дело "It is all too clear" |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Cf. Also the Rus. Объяснить (explain); светить (to shine), пролить свет на что-л. (to shed light on smth), просвещение (enlightenment), осветить (вопрос) (to cover (a question)). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | claro | |
| Meaning 1 | light, well lit | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Narumov 1995, 195 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | εὐαγής | |
| Meaning 1 | clean (snow), clear (air) | λευκῆς χιόνος εὐαγεῖς βολαῖ "clean flakes of white snow" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | εὐαγέστερον γίγνεσθαι "become more understandable" |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | LSJ 705 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | parǰ | |
| Meaning 1 | light, clear | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | АрмРС 561 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | wāḍiḥ- | |
| Meaning 1 | shining, glittering | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | obvious, clear (BK II 1553) | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | йарыт- | |
| Meaning 1 | to shine, to light | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to explain | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | КРПС 236. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | lucidus | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright, shining | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | clear, evident, vivid | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Glare 1021-1022 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | wa-le | |
| Meaning 1 | clear | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Рерих VIII, 47. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | prakāçá | |
| Meaning 1 | light, clear | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | obvious | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Кочергина 409 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | aydın | |
| Meaning 1 | light, clear | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clear (speech, handwriting) | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | ТуРС 81. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | clair | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright | appartement clair "a bright apartment" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | comprehensible | Son exposé a été très clair. "His report was very clear." |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | klar | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright | friske, klare farger "fresh, bright colours" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | comprehensible | en kort og klar definisjon "a short and clear definition" |
| Reference | BO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | klar | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright | klar stjerne "a bright star" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | comprehensible | klar melding "a clear message" |
| Reference | DDO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | illuminate | |
| Meaning 1 | to illuminate | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to make comprehensible | |
| Reference | Sweetser 1990 page 40 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | világos | |
| Meaning 1 | light, bright | világos hajú "fair-haired" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | comprehensible | világos beszéd "comprehensible speech" |
| Reference | Гальди 1974 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Persian | |
| Lexeme | روشن (rowshan) | |
| Meaning 1 | light, clear | روشن روز (rowshan ruz) " light day" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clear | روشن مطلب (rowshan matlab) "clear question" |
| Reference | Rubinčik 1970 page 741 | |
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