heavy (of weight)
→
bass, low-pitched voice
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | βᾰρύς | |
| Meaning 1 | heavy | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | low pitched (sound, voice) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | gravis | |
| Meaning 1 | heavy | |
| Meaning 2 | low pitched, rich, hollow | vox gravis low pitched voice |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Glare 775 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | zito | |
| Meaning 1 | heavy | mzigo mzito hard burden |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | hollow, hoarse (voice) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |