to smear, anoint to deceive 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Classical Arabic
Lexeme dahana
Meaning 1 'to anoint'
Direction
Meaning 2 'to play a hypocrite' dahana fulān-an
'he acted with such a one hypocritycally'
Reference
Comment Lane 926
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme läḳ̃läḳ̃ä
Meaning 1 'to paint, daub, smear, coat walls with mud'
Direction
Meaning 2 'to be a talebearer, to lie'
Reference
Comment KT 87
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme lässänä
Meaning 1 'to plaster, to whitewash a wall, to smooth (by filling in gaps)
Direction
Meaning 2 'to flatter, deceive, hoax, to wheedle, cajole, caress (in order to gain s.o.'s affection or favor'
Reference
Comment KT 85