mole (Talpa)
↔
mouse
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 5596 | common vole | — | mole (Talpa) | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Semantic evolution | |
| Language 1 | Latin | |
| Language 2 | Italian | |
| Lexeme 1 | talpa | |
| Lexeme 2 | topo | |
| Meaning 1 | mole (Talpa) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | mouse, rat | |
| Reference | Vocabolario Treccani | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Modern Greek | |
| Lexeme 1 | τυφλοπόντικας | |
| Lexeme 2 | ποντικός | |
| Meaning 1 | mole (Talpa) | |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | mouse | |
| Reference | DSMG | |
| Comment | 'blind mouse' |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | ākhú (आखु) | |
| Meaning 1 | (Vedic) mole | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | mouse | |
| Reference | MW: 129 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Selkup | |
| Lexeme 1 | пу́җел тава́ | |
| Lexeme 2 | тава́ | |
| Meaning 1 | mole (Talpa) | |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | mouse | |
| Reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| Comment | 'mouse with long nose' | |