steep
→
severe, harsh
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme | kewasii (険しい) | |
| Meaning 1 | steep, sheer, bluff | |
| Meaning 2 | severe, angry, harsh | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf. Rus. крутой нрав (temper). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | крутой (krutoj) | |
| Meaning 1 | steep | крутой обрыв A steep precipice |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | tough | крутой нрав; ну ты крутой. hot temper; you are cool |
| Reference | ||
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