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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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" |
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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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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" |
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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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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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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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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
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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 page 40
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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 page 40
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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 page 40
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Comment |
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