Number of realizations
19
aunt
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<term of address to a woman>
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Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Russian
Lexeme
тетя (tëtja)
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
<term of address to a woman>
Reference
Efremova 2000
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Brahui
Lexeme
tata
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
<term of address to a woman>
Reference
Bray_Brahui dictionary
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Burmese
Lexeme
dɔ̀ dɔ̀
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
→
Meaning 2
polite and respectful term of address to an elderly woman
Reference
SEAlang Burmrse
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Hiligaynon
Lexeme
áling
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
dear old woman
Reference
SEAlang Hiligaynon
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Hiligaynon
Lexeme
mánding
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
dear old woman
Reference
SEAlang Hiligaynon
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Hiligaynon
Lexeme
tíà, tíya
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
dame, matron; good old woman; respect term for older females
Reference
SEAlang Hiligaynon
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Comment
From Spanish
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Indonesian
Lexeme
tante
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
term of address and reference for older European, Chinese, or Westernized women
Reference
SEALang Indonesia
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Comment
From Dutch
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Khmer
Lexeme
miiŋ
Meaning 1
aunt (younger sister of either parent)
Direction
—
Meaning 2
2nd person pronoun for an older woman one does not know (one who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents)
Reference
SEAlang Khmer
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Khmer
Lexeme
ʔum, ʔom
Meaning 1
elder sibling of one's parent
Direction
—
Meaning 2
you / your (to uncle or aunt older than one's parent or to older non-relatives in one's parents' generation)
Reference
SEAlang Khmer
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Lao
Lexeme
mɛ̄ː ɲáːy
Meaning 1
aunt (mother's younger sister)
Direction
—
Meaning 2
elderly woman
Reference
SEAlang Lao
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Malay
Lexeme
achi'
Meaning 1
elder sister; junior aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
term in use for addressing elderly ladies
Reference
SEALang Malay
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Malay
Lexeme
atek
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
old lady; orm of address to one's elders
Reference
SEALang Malay
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Malay
Lexeme
bibi
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
aged female relative
Reference
SEALang Malay
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Modern Mon
Lexeme
paa3
Meaning 1
aunt, father's or mother's elder sister; wife of a father's or mother's elder brother
Direction
—
Meaning 2
respectful appellation for elderly females
Reference
SEAlang Mon
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Tagalog
Lexeme
ále
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
expression addressed to a woman; reference to a woman
Reference
SEAlang Tagalog
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Thai
Lexeme
ˈpâa
Meaning 1
elder aunt (older sister of father or mother)
Direction
—
Meaning 2
you, Auntie (speaking to elder aunt or other older woman); she, her, Auntie (speaking of elder aunt); I, me, Auntie (elder aunt or older woman speaking to nephew, niece, or other younger person)
Reference
SEAlang Thai
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Mandarin Chinese
Lexeme
yí (姨)
Meaning 1
wife's sister; aunt (mother's sister)
Direction
—
Meaning 2
You, auntie (between women)
Reference
BKRS
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Kannada
Lexeme
atte
Meaning 1
aunt (father’s sister, mother’s brother’s wife)
Direction
—
Meaning 2
<word for addressing or referring to a woman elder to oneself with respect and endearment>
Reference
Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary page 29
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Comment
Realization
Type
Polysemy
Language
Hungarian
Lexeme
néni
Meaning 1
aunt
Direction
—
Meaning 2
<term of address to an elderly woman>
Reference
Гальди 1974 page 560
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