chameleon
→
hypocrite, dissembler
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | χαμαιλέων | |
| Meaning 1 | chameleon | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | social chameleon | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | It was used figuratively already in the writings by Aristotle and Plutarch | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tagalog | |
| Lexeme 1 | hunyangò | |
| Lexeme 2 | hunyanguín | |
| Meaning 1 | chameleon | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | two-faced | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Таг 155 | |