deep
—
high (size), tall
4 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Geez | |
Lexeme | nawāḫ, nawiḫ | |
Meaning 1 | 'deep' | gəbb nawāḫ 'a deep pit' |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | 'high, tall' | dabr nawiḫ 'a high mountain' (Hen 25:3) |
Reference | ||
Comment | LLA 674. The original meaning is LONG (SIZE) |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | German | |
Lexeme | hoch | |
Meaning 1 | deep | hohe See deep sea |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | high | hohe Mauer high wall |
Reference | ||
Comment | The same in English: high seas |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Latin | |
Lexeme | altus | |
Meaning 1 | deep | altissima flumina the deepest rivers |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | high | sub ramis arboris altae under the branches of a high tree |
Reference | ||
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tuvan | |
Lexeme | терең | |
Meaning 1 | deep (water) | |
Meaning 2 | high (e.g. Grass) | |
Reference | ||
Comment | Возможно, глубокая вода - это как вода при разливе реки, когда она поднимается. тут не простой случай. |