Realization
Type		Polysemy
Language		Evenki
Lexeme		amnga
Meaning 1	mouth
Direction	→
Meaning 2	tablemate (folklore)
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Comment		Василевич 1958, 28

Realization
Type		Polysemy
Language		English
Lexeme		mouth
Meaning 1	mouth
Meaning 2	eater	useless mouth "тунеядец"
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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
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Comment		DRRS 1, 952, DEX98

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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.)

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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

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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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Realization
Type		Polysemy
Language		Gagauz
Lexeme		aaz
Meaning 1	mouth, chaps
Meaning 2	eater	кач аазсыныз? "How many of us are going to eat?"
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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
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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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Realization
Type		Polysemy
Language		Danish
Lexeme		mund
Meaning 1	mouth	halvåben mund "parted lips"
Direction	↔
Meaning 2	eater
Reference		DDO
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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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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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