donkey
→
fool
17 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | κανθήλιος | |
| Meaning 1 | baggage donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | ēš | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Meaning 2 | stupid person | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | АрмРС 233 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Bulgarian | |
| Lexeme | magare | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Serb. магарчина 'blockhead, fool', магарчити 'to fool'. Гура А. В. Осел // СД 3, 568 | |
| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | magarac | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | razumije se (u što) kao magarac u kantar understood something like donkey understands scales (= did not understand a thing) |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | æsel | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme | âne | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | CNRTL | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | eşek | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Meaning 2 | fool, boor | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ГРМС 181. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Icelandic | |
| Lexeme | asni | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | ég var meiri asninn að láta þig plata mig í þetta I was a fool when I let trick myself |
| Reference | ISLEX | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kubachi | |
| Lexeme | хIямхIя | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | хIямхIяла дих donkey luggage |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | кахсив хIямхIя асави! what a fool he is! |
| Reference | Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 409 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kubachi | |
| Lexeme | хIямхIярукъ | |
| Meaning 1 | mule, hinny | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 409 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | osel | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Meaning 2 | stupid person | он полный осел, упустить такую девушку! He is a complete ass to let such a girl slip between his fingers! |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Pol. osła głowa 'олух' (lit. 'head of an ass'), osioł dardanelski 'complete fool', glupi jak osioł 'stupid as ass', Czech. Oslovstivi 'stupidity'. Гура А. В. Осел // СД 3, 568 | |
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | магарац (magarac) | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | Pa smo tako presli sa konja na magarca. We changed horse to donkey. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | O, koliko puta je meni profesor, pred celim razredom, rekao da sam glupi magarac. Oh, how many times my teacher told me that I am a stupid donkey (a fool) in front of the class. |
| Reference | CLARIN.SI | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme | åsna | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | hämta brandsläckaren, din åsna, i stället för att bara stå där och titta! bring the fire extinguisher, you fool, instead of staying here and staring! |
| Reference | SAO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | bong-gu | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Рерих VI, 199. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme | ʔadgi | |
| Meaning 1 | 'donkey' | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'stupid, dolt (insult)' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | KT 1534; cf. also ʔaddägä 'to be dull, foolish, stupid' | |
| NEW Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | eşek | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 280 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | har | |
| Meaning 1 | donkey | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fool | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 384 | |
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