inscription
→
side of a coin
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Armenian | |
| Lexeme | gir (գիր) | |
| Meaning 1 | letter (symbol in an alphabet) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | reverse side of a coin | |
| Reference | Galstjan 1984 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Modern Greek | |
| Lexeme 1 | γράμμα | |
| Lexeme 2 | γράμματα | |
| Meaning 1 | letter (character) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (plural) reverse side of a coin | |
| Reference | DSMG | |
| Comment | mainly used in κορώνα ή γράμματα 'heads or tails' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | yazı | |
| Meaning 1 | writing, script | Türklerde yazının kullanılması eskidir. The use of writing in Turks is old. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | side of a coin with the value written on it | |
| Reference | TDKS | |
| Comment | ||
Also Hungarian írás 'tails of a coin', verbal noun from ír 'to write'