Shift #
Number of realizations
12
mouth
→
mouth (of a river)
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Evenki |
| Lexeme |
amnga |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
|
| Reference |
Vasilevič 1958 28 |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Derivation |
| Language |
Tigrinya |
| Lexeme 1 |
ʔaf |
| Lexeme 2 |
ʔaf may |
| Meaning 1 |
'mouth' |
|
| Direction |
→ |
|
| Meaning 2 |
'river mouth, outfall' (lit. 'mouth of water') |
|
| Reference |
KT 1546-47 |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
cognate to Akk.pû(m) (see SED I No. 223 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Selkup |
| Lexeme |
анг |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
|
| Reference |
|
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
(Murzaev 1974: 129) |
| Realization |
| Type |
Derivation |
| Language |
Russian |
| Lexeme 1 |
уста (usta) |
| Lexeme 2 |
устье (ust'e) |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth, lips |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
|
| Reference |
Fasmer 1986 4,173 |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
(Murzaev 1974: 133) |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Ancient Greek |
| Lexeme |
στόμα |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
|
| Reference |
LSJ 1648-1649 |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Latin |
| Lexeme |
os, oris |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
|
| Direction |
→ |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
|
| Reference |
Glare 1272-1273 |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
Murzaev 1974: 133. |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
English |
| Lexeme |
mouth |
| Meaning 1 |
the opening and cavity in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and vocal sounds are emitted |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
the place where a river enters the sea |
|
| Reference |
ODE |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
(Murzaev 1974: 133) |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Mandarin Chinese |
| Lexeme |
kŏu (口) |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
|
| Reference |
BKRS 1735 |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
The same in Vietnamese, cf. khau 'river mouth, port, mountain passage' (Murzaev 1974: 130, 133). |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
French |
| Lexeme |
bouche |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
une bouche large
"a big mouth" |
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
la bouche d'un fleuve
"the mouth of a river" |
| Reference |
CNRTL |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
(Murzaev 1974: 133) |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Armenian |
| Lexeme |
beran (բերան) |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
|
| Direction |
— |
|
| Meaning 2 |
river mouth |
geti beran (գետի բերան)
"river mouth" |
| Reference |
Galstjan 1984 124, 151 |
| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
also a complex word getaberan (գետաբերան) 'river mouth, estuary'. From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-ano-, from *bʰerH- ‘to bore, pierce’; cognates include Lithuanian burnà ‘mouth’, Ancient Greek φάρυγξ ‘throat’, Latin frūmen ‘larynx, throat’, Old Norse barki ‘throat, windpipe’, Bulgarian бърна ‘lip’ Ačaṙyan 1, 40-41, Murzaev 1974: 129, 133. |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Tuvan |
| Lexeme |
аас |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth, chaps |
|
| Meaning 2 |
creek |
|
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Akkadian |
| Lexeme |
pû(m) |
| Meaning 1 |
mouth |
puk edil
"shut up!" |
| Direction |
→ |
|
| Meaning 2 |
creek |
ina pí-i nārim-ma
"in the river mouth" |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
|
| Comment |
AHw 872-73 |