knee
→
strong
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Amharic | |
Lexeme | gʷəlbät | |
Meaning 1 | knee | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | strength, power, might, vigor, energy | gʷəlbät täsämmaw 'to feel strong'; gʷəlbät afässäsä 'to expend one's energy, to work hard' |
Reference | AED: 1890 | |
Comment | The lexeme is used in both of the meanings autonomously. Same polysemy in the Gurage languages (EDG I 272). Note that the semantic rationale for this shift is not clear, though. |