The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

21 shifts found

[{"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1488, "source": "dry", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "land (vs. sea)", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1504, "source": "empty", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "desert (n.)", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Landscape"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 2506, "source": "light (n.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "sky", "target_tags": "Geography"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2630, "source": "field", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain", "target": "wild, untamed", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3350, "source": "dark (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "West", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Cardinal Directions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4404, "source": "wild, untamed", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "uninhabited (place)", "target_tags": "Geography"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4702, "source": "length", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "longitude", "target_tags": "Geography"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4703, "source": "width", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "latitude", "target_tags": "Geography; Scientific Terms"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 4731, "source": "dirty", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "swamp", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Coastal Landforms"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4744, "source": "naked, bare", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "mountain", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5743, "source": "warm", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Temperature", "target": "South", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Cardinal Directions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5774, "source": "forest", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Geography; Geography. Landscape", "target": "wild, untamed", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6612, "source": "empty", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "ravine", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6647, "source": "naked, bare", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "unforested, treeless place", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Landscape"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6650, "source": "bald", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Qualities; Physical Properties", "target": "unforested, treeless place", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Landscape"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7854, "source": "rock, crag, cliff", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain", "target": "echo", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Sound"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8163, "source": "narrow (vs. wide)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "street", "target_tags": "Geography"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8426, "source": "narrow, close", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "ravine", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Terrain"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8536, "source": "cold", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Temperature", "target": "South", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Cardinal Directions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8853, "source": "light, bright, clear", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "East", "target_tags": "Geography; Geography. Cardinal Directions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8898, "source": "wrinkle", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "street", "target_tags": "Geography"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
1488	dry	Physical Properties	→	land (vs. sea)	Geography; Terrain
1504	empty	Physical Properties	→	desert (n.)	Geography; Landscape
2506	light (n.)	Physical Properties; Light	—	sky	Geography
2630	field	Geography; Terrain	→	wild, untamed	Physical Properties
3350	dark (adj.)	Physical Properties; Light	→	West	Geography; Cardinal Directions
4404	wild, untamed	Physical Properties	→	uninhabited (place)	Geography
4702	length	Physical Properties; Size	→	longitude	Geography
4703	width	Physical Properties; Size	→	latitude	Geography; Scientific Terms
4731	dirty	Physical Properties	—	swamp	Geography; Coastal Landforms
4744	naked, bare	Physical Properties	→	mountain	Geography; Terrain
5743	warm	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	South	Geography; Cardinal Directions
5774	forest	Geography; Landscape	→	wild, untamed	Physical Properties
6612	empty	Physical Properties	→	ravine	Geography; Terrain
6647	naked, bare	Physical Properties	→	unforested, treeless place	Geography; Landscape
6650	bald	Human Qualities; Physical Properties	→	unforested, treeless place	Geography; Landscape
7854	rock, crag, cliff	Geography; Terrain	→	echo	Physical Properties; Sound
8163	narrow (vs. wide)	Physical Properties; Size	→	street	Geography
8426	narrow, close	Physical Properties; Size	→	ravine	Geography; Terrain
8536	cold	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	South	Geography; Cardinal Directions
8853	light, bright, clear	Physical Properties; Light	→	East	Geography; Cardinal Directions
8898	wrinkle	Physical Properties; Shape	→	street	Geography