behind
→
North
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Avestan | |
Lexeme | apāxtara- | |
Meaning 1 | situated behind | |
Meaning 2 | northern | |
Reference | ||
Comment | ЭСИЯ 2, 184 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Karaim | |
Lexeme | сырт | |
Meaning 1 | back, shoulders; the reverse side | |
Meaning 2 | North | йиди ...сырт-кюнь-тувуш йэльни sent a North-East wind… |
Reference | ||
Comment | КРПС 495. The meaning is somewhat different. |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tuvan | |
Lexeme | соңгаар | |
Meaning 1 | back | |
Meaning 2 | northwards, northbound | соңгаар чоруур to go northbound |
Reference | ||
Comment | Derived from the word сонг end, rear; behind, after |