to taste (tr.) to try, to attempt 26 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Alyawarr
Lexeme arrkerneyel
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try out
Reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 560
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme mokkärä
Meaning 1 to eat, take a mouthful, begin to eat
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, test, to try on, try out, give a trial; to attempt, make an attempt lämäsadäbəm yəmokratal 'and she [still] tries to utter insults' (K 296)
Reference
Comment (K 296). The meaning B is primary (cp. Geez makkara 'tempt, try, test, put to the test, examine, choose by testing', LGz. 340)
NEW Realization 3
Type Derivation
Language Croatian
Lexeme 1 kušati
Lexeme 2 pokušati
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt pokušala je stići na vrijeme
she tried to get on time
Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme try
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt
Reference Sakhno 2009: 144
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Finnish
Lexeme maistaa
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme probieren
Meaning 1 'durch eine Kostprobe den Geschmack von etw. pruerfen' [Duden 3014] diesen Wein mussst du unbedingt probieren [Duden 3014]
You surely must try this wine.
Direction
Meaning 2 'versuchen, ob etw. moeglich, durchfuehbar ist' [Dudeen 3014] Lasst mich mal probieren, das Feuer anzuzünden. (Duden 3014)
Let me try to make fire.
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Gugu-yimidjir
Lexeme baadal
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt
Reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 560
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme tamesu
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 test, try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Kilivila
Lexeme -yosikola-
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Kukatja
Lexeme yarrkala
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try
Reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 560
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Macedonian
Lexeme obide
Meaning 1 to try (a dish etc)
Meaning 2 to try (fig.)
Reference
Comment [Толовски, Иллич-Свитыч 1963: 318]
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Malagasy
Lexeme manàndrana
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Maya
Lexeme tumtah
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Nahuatl
Lexeme yecoa:tla
Meaning 1 try or taste something (a dish, food)
Direction
Meaning 2 do something, make an effort
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Ngalakgan
Lexeme many-ngu
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt
Reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 560
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Ngarinyin
Lexeme argu
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt
Reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 560
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
Type Derivation
Language Old East Slavic
Lexeme 1 въкоусити
Lexeme 2 покуситися
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try
Reference
Comment Срезневский 375, 1120
ACCEPTED Realization 18
Type Polysemy
Language Ponapean (Pohnpeian)
Lexeme soŋ
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try, attempt
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 19
Type Polysemy
Language Quechua
Lexeme mal˜i-
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 test, try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 20
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme 1 probovat'
Lexeme 2 пробовать (probovat')
Meaning 1 to taste Повар пробует суп.
The cook is trying soup
Direction
Meaning 2 to try Вася пробовал чинить приемник, но у него не получилось.
Vasia tried to fix the radio, but he could do nothing
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment Semantic calque from the Germ. probieren. See also Sakhno 2009: 144
ACCEPTED Realization 21
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme пробовать
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt
Reference Sakhno 2009: 144
Comment
NEW Realization 22
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme кушати (kušati)
Meaning 1 to taste kušati hleba
eat bread
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt Od 1890-1900. javlja se iz Mostara čitav niz novih lica , koja kušaju sreću u književnosti
From 1890-1900 from Mostar came a number of new people who took a chance (tried happiness) in literature
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 23
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme probar
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try, to attempt nunca lo he hecho - pruébalo!
Reference ABBYY LINGUO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 24
Type Polysemy
Language Swahili
Lexeme onja
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176, Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 25
Type Polysemy
Language Timogon-Murut
Lexeme kinam (maŋ- -in)
Meaning 1 taste
Direction
Meaning 2 try
Reference
Comment Haser 2000, 176
ACCEPTED Realization 26
Type Polysemy
Language Yidiñ
Lexeme banja-L
Meaning 1 to taste
Direction
Meaning 2 to try (to do), to test
Reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 560
Comment