Shift #
Number of realizations
11
dark (adj.)
→
incomprehensible
| Realization |
| Type |
Cognates |
| Language 1 |
Akkadian |
| Language 2 |
Arabic |
| Lexeme 1 |
ekēlu |
| Lexeme 2 |
ḥakala, ʔaḥkala |
| Meaning 1 |
to be dark |
šumma UD.DA Sin magal eklet
"'if the moon's appearance is very dark'" |
| Meaning 2 |
to be dark, unclear |
ʔaḥkala ʕalayya l-ḫabar-u
"the news were obscure to me" |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
CAD E 64, BK I 470, Lane 616 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Russian |
| Lexeme |
temnyj |
| Meaning 1 |
dark |
темная комната; темные тона
"dark room, shadow tones" |
| Meaning 2 |
unclear |
темный смысл
"obscure sense" |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
English |
| Lexeme |
obscure |
| Meaning 1 |
dark (OERD 1003] |
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| Meaning 2 |
unclear, vague |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
German |
| Lexeme |
dunkel |
| Meaning 1 |
dark [Duden 880] |
in dunkler Nacht
"in the dark night" |
| Meaning 2 |
unclear, vague |
eine dunkle Textstelle
"obscure place in the text" |
| Reference |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Armenian |
| Lexeme |
mut(h) |
| Meaning 1 |
dark |
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| Meaning 2 |
incomprehensible |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
АрмРС 485 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Mandarin Chinese |
| Lexeme |
ài |
| Meaning 1 |
dark |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
unclear, vague |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
БКРС 10857 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Nganasan |
| Lexeme |
хойминтiə |
| Meaning 1 |
dark |
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| Meaning 2 |
unknown |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
НМС 3201 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
French |
| Lexeme |
obscur |
| Meaning 1 |
dark (adj.) |
une ruelle obscure
"a dark alley" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
difficult to understand |
un texte obscur
"an incomprehensible text" |
| Reference |
Larousse online |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
English |
| Lexeme |
opaque |
| Meaning 1 |
dark (adj.) |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
incomprehensible |
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| Reference |
Sweetser 1990 40 |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
English |
| Lexeme |
murky |
| Meaning 1 |
dark (adj.) |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
incomprehensible |
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| Reference |
Sweetser 1990 40 |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
English |
| Lexeme |
muddy |
| Meaning 1 |
dark (adj.) |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
incomprehensible |
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| Reference |
Sweetser 1990 40 |
| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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