Number of realizations
2
trunk (body part)
→
person
Realization | ||
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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 | ||
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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). |