cunning, sly devil, satan 6 realizations
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Abaza
Lexeme шайтан
Meaning 1 clever, smart, quick-witted, savvy

саби шайтан


clever child

Direction
Meaning 2 devil, satan
Reference Tugov 1967: 439
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme malin
Meaning 1 cunning, sly
Direction
Meaning 2 devil, satan
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Lezgian
Lexeme iblis
Meaning 1 cunning, sly a. иблис амалар 'cunning tricks'
хитрые проделки
Direction
Meaning 2 devil, Satan
Reference
Comment (LezgRus 133). The same in Tabassaran, cf. (TabRus 172).
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Lezgian
Lexeme šejt’an
Meaning 1 cunning fellow, dodger
Direction
Meaning 2 devil, shaitan
Reference
Comment (LezgRus 383)
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Derivation
Language Russian
Lexeme lukavyj
Meaning 1 sly, cunning a. Лукавый человек 'crafty person'. b. Лукавый поступок 'crafty act'. c. Лукавый царедворец! (Пушкин) 'Sly courtier!' (Pushkin)
Direction
Meaning 2 demon, devil, Satan Лукавый попутал. 'The evil one led smn astray.' (Ushakov)
Reference
Comment The development of CUNNING.
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme cin
Meaning 1 cunning person, shuffler, trickster
Direction
Meaning 2 (evil) spirit, a genie
Reference Baskakov 1977: 157
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