Number of realizations
4
quick
—
skilful, dexterous
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Amharic | |
Lexeme | ḳälṭaffa | |
Meaning 1 | rapid, prompt, agile, quick | yäḳərč̣at kʷas täč̣awač ḳälṭaffa mähon alläbät 'A basketball player has to be agile' (Leslau 1973:31) |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | deft, efficient | ḳälṭaffa säratäñña näw 'He is an efficient worker' (Leslau 1973:374) |
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Comment | (K 695). |
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme 1 | toropit'sja | |
Lexeme 2 | rastoropnyj | |
Meaning 1 | to be in hurry | Я тороплюсь на поезд "'I am in hurry to catch the train'" |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | agile, deft, dexterous | расторопный работник "'an efficient, deft worker'" |
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Comment |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tibetan | |
Lexeme | skyen-pa | |
Meaning 1 | quick, fast | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | dexterous, skilful | |
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Comment | Рерих I, 201. |
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tigrinya | |
Lexeme | fäṭṭan | |
Meaning 1 | quick, swift, speedy, rapid | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | deft, skillful, alert, industrious | |
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Comment | (KT 2733). |