lion (Panthera leo)
→
monarch
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karakhanid Uighur | |
| Lexeme | арслан | |
| Meaning 1 | lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a word for king (Mahmud from Kashgar) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | МК 6582. Turkic word was borrowed into Udi. aslan 'lion', аслан-лугъ (с суффиксом абстрактных имен) "господство, тирания", аслан-лугъ бесун "хозяйничать, господствовать" [(Gukasjan 1974: ]. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | siṅhá | |
| Meaning 1 | lion | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ruler, lord | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also in complex words like siṅhácarman 'palace gates', siṅhāsana 'throne' | |