stone (material)
→
glass (material)
5 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Akkadian | |
Lexeme | abnu | |
Meaning 1 | 'stone' | bitḳum elû ša abnim; 'the upper sluice gate of stone' (CAD a 2, 56) |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | 'glass' | ana 1 MA.NA NA4 bašlu 'to one mina of liquid glass' (CAD a 1, 61) |
Reference | ||
Comment | CAD a 1,54 |
NEW Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Navajo | |
Lexeme | tsésǫʼ | |
Meaning 1 | mica (hydrous aluminosilicate mineral) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | glass (material) | |
Reference | <personally collected data> | |
Comment | tsé 'stone' + sǫʼ 'star' |
NEW Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Sanskrit | |
Lexeme | kācaka (काचक) | |
Meaning 1 | stone (material) | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | glass (material) | |
Reference | MW: 268 | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Walmajarri | |
Lexeme | jimpirla | |
Meaning 1 | quartz (used for making spearheads) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | glass ("from which more modern spearheads were sometimes made") | |
Reference | Cataldi 2011: 74 | |
Comment | https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/kimberley-spear-points/ https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/weapons/index.php/tour-by-region/oceania/oceania/arms-and-armour-oceania-219/index.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-14/glass-spearhead-found-on-rottnest-island-off-perth/6854618 |
ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Yakut | |
Lexeme | таас | |
Meaning 1 | stone | таас дьиэ stone house |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | glass | таас иhит glass vessel |
Reference | ||
Comment | ЯРС 371. |