to follow, go after smb. to resemble, be alike 14 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Hiligaynon
Lexeme inód
Meaning 1 to go after smb. Inodá siá
Follow him
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate Inodí ang ginahímò níya
Imitate his deeds. Do as he does.
Reference SEAlang Hiligaynon
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Hiligaynon
Lexeme sunúd
Meaning 1 to follow, succeed, come --, go --, --after, --next, to tail after
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate, copy, emulate
Reference SEAlang Hiligaynon
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Indonesian
Lexeme mengikuti
Meaning 1 to follow
Direction
Meaning 2 to be like/similar
Reference SEALang Indonesia
Comment Also mengikut 'to go along with, accompany', 'to copy, imitate'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Khmer
Lexeme taam
Meaning 1 to follow, pursue
Direction
Meaning 2 to take after (someone); to imitate (someone)
Reference SEAlang Khmer
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Khmer
Lexeme ʔaʔnuʔcɑɑ
Meaning 1 to follow
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate
Reference SEAlang Khmer
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Lao
Lexeme tòːy
Meaning 1 to follow, to accompany/to escort
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate (somebody)
Reference SEAlang Lao
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Mandarin Chinese
Lexeme súi (随)
Meaning 1 to follow Rúyǐngsuíxíng (如影随形)
how the shadow follows the body
Direction
Meaning 2 to resemble smn Jǔzhǐ dòngzuò suí tā gēgē (举止动作随他哥哥)
to remind older brother of actions and manners
Reference BKRS: 11182
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Nganasan
Lexeme нянтыди
Meaning 1 to follow, to go along сыты няндыты сəдеəон
s/he is walking on the road
Direction
Meaning 2 to be similar
Reference
Comment It is plausible that originally the meaning was 'to be similar': нянтудя 'to each other, each other', нянтыде 'similar'
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Tibetan
Lexeme rjes-gro
Meaning 1 following
Direction
Meaning 2 similar
Reference Roerich: 3, 204
Comment The word has been derived from rjes 'trace'. Cf. also rjes-gro 'gyur-ba 'follower; similar'
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Tigre
Lexeme talā
Meaning 1 to follow wahətu ʔəlli ʔamʕit marrəḥakkum ʔəlu leṭā təlaw bellom (PPEA I 16) ‘and he told them: ‘these bowels will lead you to him, just follow (it)’
Direction
Meaning 2 to be similar ̣ʔaddām ʕad ḥəd ̣ʔi-talle 'People are not similar to each other'
Reference LH: 304
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme izlemek
Meaning 1 to go after smb.
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate
Reference Jusipova 2005
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Vietnamese
Lexeme theo
Meaning 1 to follow, go after, come after; pursue
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate, copy; resemble (the style etc. of)
Reference SEAlang Vietnamese
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Waray
Lexeme alagád
Meaning 1 to follow
Direction
Meaning 2 to emulate, to simulate
Reference SEAlang Waray
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Waray
Lexeme halpot
Meaning 1 to follow
Direction
Meaning 2 to imitate
Reference SEAlang Waray
Comment