son
—
servant
3 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | daḳiḳ | |
| Meaning 1 | child, son; children (coll.) | daḳiḳa ʔaron 'sons of Aaron' |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | servant | daḳiḳu la-nəguś (Esth. 2:2) 'the king's servants' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LGz. 140; LLA 1100). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | aṇuga | |
| Meaning 1 | son | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | servant | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 26 | |
| Comment | Also: gaṃḍumaga 'son', 'male servant' (used when referring or addressing the servants with affection) (p. 311) < gaṃḍu 'man' + maga 'son' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tagalog | |
| Lexeme | batà | |
| Meaning 1 | child | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | boy servant | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Таг 50 | |
Cf. Buriat albatai 'having to serve on an official service; son' and albagüi 'not having to serve on an official service; daughter' with a different but close idea.