shoulder
→
help, aid (n.)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | č̣anḳa | |
| Meaning 1 | shoulder (properly the area of the back immedately below the shoulder); shoulder blade | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | power, authority, assistance | bägetaye č̣anḳa nägäru ḳännaləññ 'my case went well for me on account of milord's help' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (K 2230) | |