The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

41 shifts found

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Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2194", "id": 1607, "source": "spot, stain", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "bald spot", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2046, "source": "bone", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "strong", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2047, "source": "big", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "thumb", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2301, "source": "back (body part)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "height (of a person)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2387, "source": "hand/arm", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "ray", "target_tags": "Perception. Visual; Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2485, "source": "foot/leg", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "elongated object", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2816, "source": "bald, hairless", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Qualities; Physical Properties", "target": "skull", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2887, "source": "back (body part)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "hard, solid", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 2959, "source": "strength", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "body", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2981, "source": "little, small", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "little finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3336, "source": "hand/arm", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "strength", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2194", "id": 3351, "source": "muscle", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "strength", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3414, "source": "naked, bare", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "genitalia", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3529, "source": "knee", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "strong", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3550, "source": "finger / toe", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "elongated object", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 3959, "source": "eye", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "ray", "target_tags": "Perception. Visual; Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3983, "source": "blunt", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "toothless", "target_tags": "Body Parts; Human Qualities"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4435, "source": "bone", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "lean, thin (of a person)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4522, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "index finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4534, "source": "big", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "index finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4538, "source": "long (size)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "middle finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4539, "source": "big", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "middle finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4540, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "middle finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4775, "source": "red", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour", "target": "gills", "target_tags": "Body Parts; Body Parts. Animal Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 4783, "source": "eye", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "colour", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4972, "source": "shape, form", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "figure, stature", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5851, "source": "high (size), tall", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "middle finger", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5974, "source": "elbow", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "curve, turn (of road)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6998, "source": "skeleton", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "lean, thin (of a person)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7095, "source": "bone", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "height (of a person)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 8142, "source": "sound of sucking", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Sound", "target": "nipple (part of the breast)", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8391, "source": "height (of a person)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "waist", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8614, "source": "ray", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Visual; Physical Properties", "target": "radius (bone)", "target_tags": "Body Parts; Body Parts. Animal Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9578, "source": "sphere; ball", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "testicle", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 9774, "source": "body", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Body Parts", "target": "height (of a person)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10486, "source": "sphere; ball", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "head", "target_tags": "Body Parts"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
457	eye	Body Parts	→	spot, stain	Physical Properties; Shape
525	tongue (body part)	Body Parts	→	elongated object	Physical Properties; Shape
528	forehead	Body Parts	→	elongated object	Physical Properties; Shape
534	tooth	Body Parts	→	elongated object	Physical Properties; Shape
1028	face	Body Parts	→	complexion	Physical Properties; Colour
1607	spot, stain	Physical Properties; Shape	↔	bald spot	Body Parts
2046	bone	Body Parts	→	strong	Physical Properties
2047	big	Physical Properties; Size	→	thumb	Body Parts
2301	back (body part)	Body Parts	→	height (of a person)	Physical Properties; Size
2387	hand/arm	Body Parts	→	ray	Visual; Physical Properties
2485	foot/leg	Body Parts	→	elongated object	Physical Properties; Shape
2816	bald, hairless	Human Qualities; Physical Properties	→	skull	Body Parts
2887	back (body part)	Body Parts	→	hard, solid	Physical Properties
2959	strength	Physical Properties	—	body	Body Parts
2981	little, small	Physical Properties; Size	→	little finger	Body Parts
3336	hand/arm	Body Parts	→	strength	Physical Properties
3351	muscle	Body Parts	↔	strength	Physical Properties
3414	naked, bare	Physical Properties	→	genitalia	Body Parts
3529	knee	Body Parts	→	strong	Physical Properties
3550	finger / toe	Body Parts	→	elongated object	Physical Properties; Shape
3959	eye	Body Parts	—	ray	Visual; Physical Properties
3983	blunt	Physical Properties; Shape	→	toothless	Body Parts; Human Qualities
4435	bone	Body Parts	→	lean, thin (of a person)	Physical Properties; Size
4522	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	index finger	Body Parts
4534	big	Physical Properties; Size	→	index finger	Body Parts
4538	long (size)	Physical Properties; Size	→	middle finger	Body Parts
4539	big	Physical Properties; Size	→	middle finger	Body Parts
4540	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	middle finger	Body Parts
4775	red	Physical Properties; Colour	→	gills	Body Parts; Animal Body Parts
4783	eye	Body Parts	—	colour	Physical Properties; Colour
4972	shape, form	Physical Properties; Shape	→	figure, stature	Body Parts
5851	high (size), tall	Physical Properties; Size	→	middle finger	Body Parts
5974	elbow	Body Parts	→	curve, turn (of road)	Physical Properties; Shape
6998	skeleton	Body Parts	→	lean, thin (of a person)	Physical Properties; Size
7095	bone	Body Parts	→	height (of a person)	Physical Properties; Size
8142	sound of sucking	Physical Properties; Sound	—	nipple (part of the breast)	Body Parts
8391	height (of a person)	Physical Properties; Size	→	waist	Body Parts
8614	ray	Visual; Physical Properties	→	radius (bone)	Body Parts; Animal Body Parts
9578	sphere; ball	Physical Properties; Shape	→	testicle	Body Parts
9774	body	Body Parts	—	height (of a person)	Physical Properties; Size
10486	sphere; ball	Physical Properties; Shape	→	head	Body Parts