elder brother
—
uncle
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3702 | elder brother | — | uncle (mother's brother) | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Even | |
| Lexeme | акан | |
| Meaning 1 | elder brother | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | uncle (younger brother of father or mother) | |
| Reference | Robbek, Robbek 2005: 38 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | акӣн | |
| Meaning 1 | elder brother | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | uncle (younger brother of father or mother) | |
| Reference | Boldyrev 2000: 1, 23 | |
| Comment | Also акā with both meanings | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | bátya | |
| Meaning 1 | elder brother | Már rég nem láttam bátyádat. I haven't seen your (elder) brother in a while. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | uncle | Bátyám és nagynénim. My uncle and my aunt. |
| Reference | MEK 1978 | |
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