young
→
<positive evaluation>
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | gʷäbbäz | |
| Meaning 1 | young man, fine young man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smart, brilliant, clever; strong, brave | gʷäbbäz näh! 'You are a smart person!' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (K 1984). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | молодой (molodoj) | |
| Lexeme 2 | молодец (molodec) | |
| Meaning 1 | young | молодой человек 'a young man' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | good sport, attaboy | Ты молодец, не подвел нас 'You are a good sport, you haven't let us down' |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | Also молодчина (molodčina) | |