to burn (intr.) to incur losses 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Farsi
Lexeme سوختن suxtan
Meaning 1 to burn (to ashes), to scald هیزم سوخت hizom suxt
firewood burned
Direction
Meaning 2 to sustain losses, to go bankrupt
Reference Rubinčik 1970: 2, 66
Comment ПРС 479.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Hungarian
Lexeme leég
Meaning 1 to burn (intr.) Leégett a háza.
His house burnt down.
Direction
Meaning 2 to incur losses Nagyon leégtem ebben a hónapban.
I went broke his month.
Reference MEK 1978
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme pogoret'
Meaning 1 to be burned out в 1360 погорел Подол с Гончарским концом [С. М. Соловьев. История России с древнейших времен. Том 4]
In 1360 there was a fire in Podol and the Potter quarter. [S.M. Solovyov. The history of Russia from earliest times. Vol. 4]
Meaning 2 to get the short end of the stick Иванов погорел на 100000 рублей.
Ivanov sustained losses of 100000 roubles.
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Tuvan
Lexeme өрттен-
Meaning 1 to burn, to catch fire
Direction
Meaning 2 to go under, to go bankrupt,
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