bolu bẹr maŋa sẹn aja bağrï tas "agree with me, you whose liver is a stone"
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Comment
Also in Bashk., Uzb., Alt., Khak., Azer. Cf. the Azer. bağrı çatlamaq ‘the liver cracks, rips open’ or yarılmaq ‘breaks’, e.g. with strong fear. In Uygur. In the meaning of 'heart (anat.)'.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Ancient Greek
Lexeme
ἧπαρ
Meaning 1
liver
Direction
—
Meaning 2
the seat of passions, anger, fear etc.
χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ "(trouble) 'runs to your liver' (=makes your heart torment) Sophocles, "Ajax""
Only with negative emotions. Ibarretxe-Antunano 2008, 103 – 130
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Indonesian
Lexeme
hati
Meaning 1
liver
Direction
→
Meaning 2
location of emotions
patah hati ‘разбитое сердце’, букв. ‘сломанная печень’, …direnungkan dalam lubuk hati nurani yang paling dalam ‘это нужно обдумать в глубинах своей печени’, "Walau hati kita panas tetapi kepala harus tetap dingin sehingga dapat mengatasi masalah... ‘хотя бы легко впадаем в гнев (букв. ‘горячая печень’), мы должны быть спокойными (букв. ‘холодная печень’), чтобы преодолеть проблемы’,"
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Meskipun dengan berat hati, Fitria memenuhi permintaan suaminya ‘с неохотой (букв. ‘с тяжелой печенью’) Фитриа выполнила просьбу мужа'
Comment
Siahaan 2008, 45 – 47
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Dogon
Lexeme
kindè
Meaning 1
liver
Direction
—
Meaning 2
seat of emotion
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Comment
Плунгян 1991, 155-157
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Latin
Lexeme
jecur
Meaning 1
liver
Direction
—
Meaning 2
liver as the seat of passion
jecur ulcerare "‘to make smb fall passionately in love’, lit. ‘to hurt the liver’."
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Comment
Glare 821, Lewis-Short 1013
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Manchu
Lexeme
фахун
Meaning 1
liver
Direction
→
Meaning 2
location of emotions
фахун аку, фахун амба, фахун дэ фалимби "'timid, coward', 'brave, courageous, adventurous', 'keep it in my heart, remember'"
Reference
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Comment
Захаров 1875, 1029.
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Kuuk-Thaayorre (Thayore)
Lexeme
thip
Meaning 1
liver
Direction
→
Meaning 2
location of emotions
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Comment
Most often as thip-ngeengk 'stomach/liver'. About a courageous person ngeengk-thip thaarn ‘his/her stomach-liver is strong’, ngay ngeengk-thip paapath ‘I am in anger’ lit. ‘My stomach-liver is hot’ . Gaby 2008, 27 – 44
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Romanian
Lexeme
ficat
Meaning 1
liver
ficat cirotic "a liver with cirrhosis"
Direction
→
Meaning 2
location of emotions
a atinge la ficaţi "‘to move deeply’, lit. 'to touch the liver'"
Also a-i îngheţa cuiva ficaţii ‘one's heart sank into one's boots’, a-l roade pe cineva la ficaţi ‘to distress oneself’, a-l ustura pe cineva la ficaţi ‘to feel a strong anger’. DRRS 1, 843, DEX98