Number of realizations
16
wild, untamed
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shy
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | waḥš- | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed | hāḏā šāt-un waḥš-un ‘this is a wild sheep or goat’ (Lane 2929) |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy (applied to girls or women) | |
| Reference | Lane page 2929 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Komi | |
| Lexeme | кид | |
| Meaning 1 | untamed, running away from people (about animals) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy, unsociable | кид кага "shy child" |
| Reference | Beznosikova et al. 2000 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Udmurt | |
| Lexeme | кыч | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed (about animals) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy, fearful | |
| Reference | Kirillova 2008 | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | yabani | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed | yabandomuzu "wild boar" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | timid, shy | |
| Reference | Jusipova 2005 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Waray | |
| Lexeme | ilayat | |
| Meaning 1 | wild | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | timid, shy | |
| Reference | SEAlang Waray | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Waray | |
| Lexeme | lihay | |
| Meaning 1 | wild | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | timid; scared | |
| Reference | SEAlang Waray | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Waray | |
| Lexeme | mailaw | |
| Meaning 1 | wild | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | timid | |
| Reference | SEAlang Waray | |
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| Comment | Samar dialect | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Waray | |
| Lexeme | mailáyat | |
| Meaning 1 | undomesticated; ungoverned; untamed; wild | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | afraid | |
| Reference | SEAlang Waray | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ilocano | |
| Lexeme | atap | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, savage, untamed, undomesticated | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy, suspicious, aloof | |
| Reference | SEAlang Ilocano | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | liar | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed, undomesticated | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | shy (of fish, etc.) | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | hɛ̆ː | |
| Meaning 1 | wild (of animals only) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy, timid (of animals only) | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Shan | |
| Lexeme | hɛ | |
| Meaning 1 | be wild, untamed, undomesticated | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | be timid, shy | |
| Reference | SEAlang Shan | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Azerbaijani | |
| Lexeme | vəhşi | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed (of animals) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | shy, unsociable | |
| Reference | ARL 2006 page 750 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Samoan | |
| Lexeme | segi | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, not tame | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy | |
| Reference | POLLEX-Online | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tokelau | |
| Lexeme | hegi | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy | |
| Reference | POLLEX-Online | |
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| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | vad | |
| Meaning 1 | wild, untamed | vad állatfajta "wild animal species" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | shy | Gyere közelebb, ne légy olyan vad! "Come closer, don't be so shy!" |
| Reference | MEK 1978 | |
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