younger brother
—
younger sister
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khamnigan Mongol | |
| Lexeme | dü: | |
| Meaning 1 | younger brother | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | younger sister | |
| Reference | Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 132 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malto (Sauria Paharia, references do not distinguish from Kumarbhag Paharia) | |
| Lexeme | eṅḍo | |
| Meaning 1 | younger brother | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | younger sister | |
| Reference | Mahapatra 1987: 14 | |
| Comment | Also: taṅḍo ‘his younger brother or sister’ (p.67), niṅḍo ‘your younger brother or sister’ (p. 78). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| Lexeme | dü: | |
| Meaning 1 | younger brother | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | younger sister | |
| Reference | BAMRS 2001-2002 | |
| Comment | ||
In Mongolic languages originally the words for younger sister and younger brother were different, but later the word for younger sister became obsolete and was replaced by the term for younger brother.