how many? several 15 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Derivation
Language Armenian
Lexeme 1 kʿani (քանի)
Lexeme 2 mi kʿani (մի քանի)
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference Galstjan 1984
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Bashkir
Lexeme 1 нисә
Lexeme 2 бер нисә
Meaning 1 how many? Нисә баш һыйыр аҫрайһығыҙ?
How many cows do you keep?
Direction
Meaning 2 several Мостай Кәримдең әҫәрҙәре бер нисә тиҫтә телдәргә тәржемә ителгән. Хәҙерге ваҡытта тоташтырыуһыҙ сысҡандарҙың ғына бер нисә төрө бар, шул иҫәптән инфраҡыҙыл порт, Bluetooth аша эшләгән һ.б.
Mustai Karim's works have been translated into several dozens of languages. These days, there are several types of wireless mice alone, including (those) operating via infrared port, Bluetooth etc.
Reference English Wiktionary
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Derivation
Language Batsbi
Lexeme 1 melʻ
Lexeme 2 melʻmi
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference Bertlani (ed.) 2013: 142-143
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Derivation
Language Belarusan
Lexeme 1 колькі
Lexeme 2 некалькі
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference Slounik.org
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Derivation
Language Bulgarian
Lexeme ко́лко е часъ́т?
Meaning 1 how many? колко е часът?
what’s the time?
Direction
Meaning 2 several Той страда от няколко здравословни проблеми.
He suffers from multiple health problems.
Reference English Wiktionary
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Derivation
Language Croatian
Lexeme 1 koliko
Lexeme 2 nekoliko
Meaning 1 how many?

Кoliko puta?


How many times?

Direction
Meaning 2 several

nekoliko ljudi, nekoliko muškaraca, nekoliko djece


several people, several men, several children

Reference HJP
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Estonian
Lexeme mitu
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Derivation
Language Georgian
Lexeme 1 ramdeni (რამდენი)
Lexeme 2 ramdenime (რამდენიმე)
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Derivation
Language Hungarian
Lexeme 1 hány
Lexeme 2 néhány
Meaning 1 how many?

Hány kiló ez?


How many kilos is that?

Direction
Meaning 2 several

néhány év


several years

Reference Juhász, Szőke et al. 1972: 513, 993
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Derivation
Language Khamnigan Mongol
Lexeme 1 kedı
Lexeme 2 kedün
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 190,191
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Mongolian (Khalkha)
Lexeme xeden
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference BAMRS 2001-2002
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Derivation
Language Russian
Lexeme 1 сколько
Lexeme 2 несколько
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Derivation
Language Serbian
Lexeme 1 колико (koliko)
Lexeme 2 неколико (nekoliko)
Meaning 1 how many?

Колико имаш деце?


How many children do you have?

Direction
Meaning 2 several

U nekoliko prethodnih članaka pisao sam o fenomenalnom novom američkom višenamenskom vazduhoplovu.


In several previous articles, I wrote about America's phenomenal new multi-role aircraft.

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 553, 815 CLARIN.SI
Comment
NEW Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Thai
Lexeme gìi (กี่)
Meaning 1 how many?
Direction
Meaning 2 several, not too many
Reference SEAlang Thai
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Derivation
Language Ukrainian
Lexeme 1 скільки
Lexeme 2 кілька
Meaning 1 how many? А скільки їй літ? — знов перебила пані (Леся Українка; — Скільки ще годин їхати? — поцікавився Дорош (Григорій Тютюнник)
Direction
Meaning 2 several Іноді тікав [Тарас] на кілька день аж у друге село до своєї заміжньої сестри Катрі (Панас Мирний); Кілька парубків скочило до танцю, потягши за собою дівчат (Михайло Коцюбинський)
Reference SUM-11: 4, 160; 9, 268
Comment In colloquial language скільки 'several' is used: Громада знову розсипалась на скільки куп (Панас Мирний); Надходить [Зет] з величезною брилою камінною, гучно кидає її на землю .. і розбиває великим клевцем на скільки куснів (Леся Українка); Люба мамочко! .. Як приїхала пані Броніслава, то скільки днів не можна було ні до чого прийнятись (Леся Українка)