Shift #
Number of realizations
6
snake
→
guileful, crafty person
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Adyghe | |
| Lexeme | blašhwe | |
| Meaning 1 | gray snake (poisonous) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Gorgon, Fury | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | АдРС 29 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme | käysi | |
| Meaning 1 | 'snake, serpent' | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'cunning, wily person' | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | KT 1680 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | ilan | |
| Meaning 1 | snake | иланди яна "the snake bit (lit. Hit)" |
| Meaning 2 | nimble, elusive | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 145) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | serpent | |
| Meaning 1 | snake | venin du serpent "snake venom" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | cunning person | |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | kigyó | |
| Meaning 1 | snake | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | guileful, crafty person | kigyót melengetni keblén "to cherish a serpent in one's bosom" |
| Reference | Гальди 1974 381 | |
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| Comment | ||