ear
—
<mushroom, fungus>
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme 1 | ěr (耳) | |
| Lexeme 2 | mù'ěr (木耳) | |
| Meaning 1 | ear | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Auricularia auricula-judae (lit. 'wood ear') | |
| Reference | BKRS: 4419, 8850 | |
| Comment | Also yún'ěr (云耳) lit. 'cloud ear', máomù'ěr (毛木耳) lit. hairy wood ear - Auricularia polytricha; yíněr ((银耳) lit. silver ear, xuě ěr (雪耳) lit. snow ear, bái mù ěr (白木耳) lit. 'white wood ear' - Tremella fuciformis | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | ушко | |
| Lexeme 2 | ушки | |
| Meaning 1 | ear (diminutive) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | chanterelle | |
| Reference | Dolgušev 2006: 88 | |
| Comment | Vyatka, also Smolensk (Korol'kova 2009, 191)) | |
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Motivation | |
| Language | Udihe | |
| Lexeme 1 | ку'аи | |
| Lexeme 2 | багдиâ ку'аини | |
| Meaning 1 | ear | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | a species of an edible black slimy fungus growing on a tree | |
| Reference | Simonov, Kyalundzyuga 1998: 163 | |
| Comment | lit. 'ear of bagdya (the spirit of thunder in the form of a musk deer running across the sky)' |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Udmurt | |
| Lexeme 1 | пель | |
| Lexeme 2 | парсьпельгуби | |
| Meaning 1 | ear | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Boletus edulis | |
| Reference | Kirillova 2008 | |
| Comment | pig's ear mushroom (парсь 'pig' + пель 'ear') | |