to play (intr.) to speak 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme täč̣awwätä
Meaning 1 to play (a game, a musical instrument) hulättum dǝbǝbḳoš ǝmmič̣č̣awwätu yǝmäslallu 'they seem to play hide-and-seek together'
Direction
Meaning 2 to chat, converse
Reference
Comment (K 2237).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Chaha
Lexeme täfäḳʸärä-
Meaning 1 to play
Direction
Meaning 2 to converse, chat
Reference
Comment (LGur. I 49).
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme sich unterhalten
Meaning 1 to amuse oneself er hat sich gut unterhalten 'he amused himself well, he had fun'
Direction
Meaning 2 to converse er hat sich mit ihnen russisch unterhalten 'he spoke to them in Russian'
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme ʔawgǝʕe
Meaning 1 to amuse oneself, spend one's time in amusements, games, joking etc.
Direction
Meaning 2 to converse, tell stories
Reference
Comment (KT 1801).