Number of realizations
4
word
—
letter (character)
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Farsi | |
| Lexeme | حرف ḥarf | |
| Meaning 1 | letter | حرف قمري ḥarf-e qamri "moon letter" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | word; speech, gossip, talk | حرف حرف میاورد ḥarf ḥarf miyāvorad "one thing led to another (one word is followed by another)" |
| Reference | Rubinčik 1970 page 497 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ПРС 283. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Russian | |
| Language 2 | Serbo-Croatian | |
| Lexeme | slovo | |
| Meaning 1 | word | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | letter | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | The Russian meaning ‘word’ is shared by Blr. слова, Ukr. слово, Pol. słowo, Cz. slovo, Slk. slovo, Bg. слово. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Balinese | |
| Lexeme | sarsa | |
| Meaning 1 | word | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | letter (character) | |
| Reference | SEALang Balinese | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Also 'scripture, law' | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | chữ | |
| Meaning 1 | word | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | letter, (written) character | |
| Reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||