<animal> cunning person 17 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme πίθων
Meaning 1 monkey, ape (Babrios)
Direction
Meaning 2 flatterer, sycophant (Pindar)
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme coon
Meaning 1 racoon
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
Reference
Comment For the word 'racoon' the figurative meaning was not indicated.
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme Luchs
Meaning 1 lynx
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme tanuki (狸)
Meaning 1 racoon dog
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme saru (猿 )
Meaning 1 monkey, ape
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
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NEW Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme жук
Meaning 1 beatle
Direction
Meaning 2 (informal) cunning person
Reference Krivoščapova 2007: 152
Comment жук ‘about a crafty, cunning person, a rogue’ [ССРЛЯ 4, 188], жук ‘about the flatterer’ (Smolensk) [СРНГ 9, 222], жуковатый ‘sly, crafty’ [ЯОС 4, 50], (slang) жук ‘a person belonging to the criminal community’ [БСЖ, 186]
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme lagarto
Meaning 1 lizard
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 456
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Cognates
Language Spanish
Lexeme macuco
Meaning 1 partridge (variety)
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 480
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme pájaro
Meaning 1 bird
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 550
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme culebrón
Meaning 1 big snake
Direction
Meaning 2 dodger (colloq.)
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 245
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme jaiba
Meaning 1 crawfish
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 445
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme caimán
Meaning 1 caiman
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 147
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme lince
Meaning 1 lynx
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 470
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme bagre
Meaning 1 catfish
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
Reference
Comment Narumov 1995: 111
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Swahili
Lexeme fisi
Meaning 1 hyena
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
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Comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme çakal
Meaning 1 jackal
Direction
Meaning 2 dodger, cunning fox, coon
Reference
Comment ТуРС 164.
ACCEPTED Realization 17
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme kurt
Meaning 1 wolf
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
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Comment