to open (tr.) to switch on 6 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme käffätä
Meaning 1 to open (vt.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to unlock, to turn on (a radio or similar device)
Reference
Comment (K 1462)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Gagauz
Lexeme aç-
Meaning 1 to open
Meaning 2 to switch on (light, radio)
Reference
Comment The same in Turk. ТРС 24.
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Mandarin Chinese
Lexeme kāi (开)
Meaning 1 to open

Kāile mén (开了门)


to open a door
Direction
Meaning 2 to switch on Kāi diànliú (开电流)

to turn on the electric current
Reference BKRS
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Modern Written Arabic
Lexeme fataḥa
Meaning 1 to open (tr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to switch on
Reference Wehr: 693
Comment
NEW Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme отворити (otvoriti)
Meaning 1 to open (tr.)

отворити врата, отворити собу


open the door, open the room

Direction
Meaning 2 to switch on, to turn on

отворити радио, отворити светло


turn on the radio, turn on the light

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 895-896
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme açmak
Meaning 1 to open (tr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to switch on
Reference Jusipova 2005: 24
Comment