Number of realizations
2
trunk (body part)
→
person
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malayalam | |
| Lexeme | mai | |
| Meaning 1 | body | |
| Meaning 2 | person | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | There is the polysemy also in the language of Tulu. It goes back to the Proto-Dravidian *may 'body', in some languages there is only the word only with the meaning А (Wilkins 1996: 277). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Pitjantjatjara | |
| Language 2 | Kukatja | |
| Lexeme | puntu | |
| Meaning 1 | body | |
| Meaning 2 | person | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | There are similar cognate in othe Australian languages (Wilkins 1996: 286). | |