Number of realizations
15
empty
→
in vain
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme 1 | bakk | |
| Lexeme 2 | bakk, bakka | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | kʷəllu kəbabu bakk "Hen. 73:5: 'its entire disc is empty'" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | vain; in vain | nagara bakk "Hen. 49:4: 'vain word'" |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | LLA 523 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | p‘uǰ (փուջ) | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | useless | p‘uǰ p‘arvac (փուջ փարված) "usless throw (in ball games)" |
| Reference | АрмРС | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | АрмРС 701 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | vanum | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | vain | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | (Glare 2010) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | pustoj | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | пустой дом "empty house" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | idle | a. пустой разговор 'vapid conversation'; b. пустые хлопоты 'vain pursuit' |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Rusian Borrowing in Yakut бостуой 'in vain' (YaRS 76). Cf. Russian попусту, впустую 'in vain'. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurdish | |
| Lexeme | bōš | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | vain | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Цаболов I, 208 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Old East Slavic | |
| Lexeme | тъщий | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | vain | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | The same in Pol. Czczy. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | deşert | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | vain | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | DEX98, DRRS 1, 677-688 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | datark (դատարկ) | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | vain | |
| Reference | АрмРС | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | АрмРС 182 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | κενός | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | vain | |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | (LJS 938) | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | бослук | |
| Meaning 1 | emptyness | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | futility | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Cf. also боска 'in vain'. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | sbun-gder | |
| Meaning 1 | senseless, meaningless | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | empty, hollow | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Рерих VI, 350. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Udi | |
| Lexeme | amcːi | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | амцIи къав "empty vessel" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | senseless, absurd | амцIи ехтилаьт "meaningless talk" |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | Cf. also амциI-амцIи 'in vain', амц1и бесун (= to make empty) '1. to unload, to liberate (cart, home), 2. to quarrel, to argue' (Gukasjan 1974: 44). | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | kuuna (空な) | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | purposeless, vane | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | БЯРС 503. | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | lóu | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | useless, bad | |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | БКРС 15357 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yakut | |
| Lexeme | кѳҥдѳй | |
| Meaning 1 | empty | кѳҥдѳй туруупка "an empty pipe" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | useless | кѳҥдѳй ороскуот "waste" |
| Reference | ||
| Related Languages | ||
| Comment | ЯРС 178. Или это схожий переход полый - напрасный ? | |