Number of realizations
14
mouth
↔
eater
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | amnga | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | tablemate (folklore) | |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Василевич 1958, 28 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | mouth | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | useless mouth "тунеядец" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | Also means 'fool, blockhead'. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | gură | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | DRRS 1, 952, DEX98 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | rot | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | a. Пять ртов кормлю. 'I am feeding five mouths.' b. Лишний рот в семье. 'Another mouth in the family.' |
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| Comment | Cf. the Russian рот (mouth) used for ‘about a single animal when measuring food’ (XIV c.) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | kŏu | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Meaning 2 | count word for counting people, especially family members | |
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| Comment | БКРС 1735 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | beran | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | |
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| Comment | АрмРС 124 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| Lexeme | am | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | |
| Meaning 2 | eater, mouth | манайх зургаан амттай "We have six months in the family" |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | aaz | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth, chaps | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | кач аазсыныз? "How many of us are going to eat?" |
| Reference | ||
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| Comment | The same in Turk. Ağız (ТуРС 29). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | ca-byed | |
| Meaning 1 | eater, eating, devourer | |
| Meaning 2 | mouth | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Рерих VIII, 128. An instance of the opposite direction of semantic change (eater > mouth). However, the word 'eater' does not denote a family member. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | boca | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | no atreverse a abrir la boca "do not even dare to open your mouth" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | una familia de cinco bocas "There are five mouths in the family" |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | аналогично в итальянском bocca и французском bouche | |
| Comment | Narumov 1995: 127 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | munn | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | sove med åpen munn "to sleep with an open mouth" |
| Direction | ↔ | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | ha mange munner å mette "to have a lot of mouths to feed" |
| Reference | BO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | mund | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | halvåben mund "parted lips" |
| Direction | ↔ | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | |
| Reference | DDO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | mun | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | föra skeden till munnen "to lift a spoon to one’s mouth" |
| Direction | ↔ | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | hon har många munnar att mätta "she has a lot of mouths to feed" |
| Reference | SAO | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | bouche | |
| Meaning 1 | mouth | une bouche large "a big mouth" |
| Direction | ↔ | |
| Meaning 2 | eater | avoir (tant de) bouches à nourrir "to have (so many) mouths to feed" |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
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