Number of realizations
14
to go after smb.
→
to be alike
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Tibetan |
| Lexeme |
rjes-gro |
| Meaning 1 |
following |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
similar |
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| Reference |
Roerich page 3
204
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| Comment |
The word has been derived from rjes 'trace'. Cf. also rjes-gro 'gyur-ba 'follower; similar' |
| Realization |
| 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 |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to be similar |
̣ʔaddām ʕad ḥəd ̣ʔi-talle 'People are not similar to each other' |
| Reference |
LH page 304
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Nganasan |
| Lexeme |
нянтыди |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow, to go along |
сыты няндыты сəдеəон
"s/he is walking on the road" |
| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to be similar |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
It is plausible that originally the meaning was 'to be similar': нянтудя 'to each other, each other', нянтыде 'similar' |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Mandarin Chinese |
| Lexeme |
súi (随) |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow |
Rúyǐngsuíxíng (如影随形)
"how the shadow follows the body" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| 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 page 11182
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Turkish |
| Lexeme |
izlemek |
| Meaning 1 |
to go after smb. |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate |
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| Reference |
Jusipova 2005
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Waray |
| Lexeme |
alagád |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to emulate, to simulate |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Waray
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Waray |
| Lexeme |
halpot |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Waray
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Vietnamese |
| Lexeme |
theo |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow, go after, come after; pursue |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate, copy; resemble (the style etc. of) |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Vietnamese
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Hiligaynon |
| Lexeme |
inód |
| Meaning 1 |
to go after smb. |
Inodá siá
"Follow him" |
| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate |
Inodí ang ginahímò níya
"Imitate his deeds. Do as he does." |
| Reference |
SEAlang Hiligaynon
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Hiligaynon |
| Lexeme |
sunúd |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow, succeed, come --, go --, --after, --next, to tail after |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate, copy, emulate |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Hiligaynon
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Indonesian |
| Lexeme |
mengikuti |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to be like/similar |
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| Reference |
SEALang Indonesia
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| Comment |
Also mengikut 'to go along with, accompany', 'to copy, imitate' |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Khmer |
| Lexeme |
taam |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow, pursue |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to take after (someone); to imitate (someone) |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Khmer
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Khmer |
| Lexeme |
ʔaʔnuʔcɑɑ |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Khmer
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Lao |
| Lexeme |
tòːy |
| Meaning 1 |
to follow, to accompany/to escort |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
to imitate (somebody) |
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| Reference |
SEAlang Lao
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| Comment |
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