grandmother
→
term of address to a woman
7 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | ajji | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 17 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "word used for addressing or referring to an aged woman in general with endearment and respect" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | amma | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 51 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "word used for calling a woman with respect (which has replaced by “Madam” in cities)" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Parji | |
| Lexeme | bāy | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother (mother's mother) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of respectful address to a woman | |
| Reference | Parji dictionary: 186 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | bunică | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | MDA2 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | ācci | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 208 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "A term of respect used in addressing women of higher caste or position;" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | pāṭṭi | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a term of address for an old woman | |
| Reference | Cre-A Tamil: 700 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | nine | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | TDKS | |
| Comment | ||