The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

44 shifts found

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Light", "target": "reflection (in the mirror, water)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Visual"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 220, "source": "strong", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 718, "source": "firm, durable", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 772, "source": "to shine, glitter", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "to become visible", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Visual"}, {"direction": "\u2194", "id": 773, "source": "to shine, glitter", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "to see/to look at", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Visual"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 787, "source": "soft (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Tactile; Physical Properties", "target": "smooth (surface)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Tactile"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1111, "source": "smooth (surface)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Tactile", "target": "bald", "target_tags": "Human Qualities; Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1413, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "keen (of senses)", "target_tags": "Perception"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1414, "source": "thin (of an object)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "keen (of senses)", "target_tags": "Perception"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1628, "source": "acute (of sound)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Sound", "target": "spicy", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1863, "source": "colour", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour", "target": "timbre", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Auditory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1871, "source": "soft (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Tactile; Physical Properties", "target": "tasteless", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1988, "source": "locked", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2004, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "pungent (odour)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Olfactory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2035, "source": "thin (of an object)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "not strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2082, "source": "thick", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2094, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "of high degree (about pain)", "target_tags": "Perception; Physiology"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2285, "source": "dark (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2796, "source": "light (n.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "vision", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Visual"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3160, "source": "rough, uneven", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Tactile; Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "sour", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3343, "source": "loud", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Sound", "target": "of high degree (about pain)", "target_tags": "Perception; Physiology"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3373, "source": "soft (adj.)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Perception. Tactile; Physical Properties", "target": "not strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3390, "source": "weak", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "not strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3391, "source": "light (vs. heavy)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "not strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3403, "source": "sharp", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "strong (of liquid or smell)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3878, "source": "salty", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Gustatory; Physical Properties", "target": "sour", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4750, "source": "smooth (surface)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Tactile", "target": "thick", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 4791, "source": "blunt", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "tasteless", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4985, "source": "sour", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory", "target": "orange (color)", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 6272, "source": "clean (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "keen (of senses)", "target_tags": "Perception"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6319, "source": "sound", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Sound", "target": "smell (n.)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Olfactory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6436, "source": "sour", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory", "target": "rotten", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7216, "source": "keen (of senses)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception", "target": "light, bright, clear", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 8881, "source": "sweet (taste)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory", "target": "soft (adj.)", "target_tags": "Perception. Tactile; Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9009, "source": "liquid (adj.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "smooth (surface)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Tactile"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9116, "source": "tasteless", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory", "target": "weak", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9121, "source": "to stink", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception; Perception. Olfactory", "target": "strength", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 9276, "source": "salty", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Gustatory; Physical Properties", "target": "sweet (taste)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9277, "source": "salty", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Perception. Gustatory; Physical Properties", "target": "tasty", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10082, "source": "dense, thick (of liquid)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "tart (taste)", "target_tags": "Perception; Perception. Gustatory"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
55	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	spicy	Perception; Gustatory
73	sweet (taste)	Perception; Gustatory	→	fresh (of water)	Physical Properties
156	hot	Physical Properties; Temperature	→	spicy	Perception; Gustatory
202	cold	Physical Properties; Temperature	—	tart (taste)	Perception; Gustatory
211	shadow	Physical Properties; Light	→	reflection (in the mirror, water)	Perception; Visual
220	strong	Physical Properties	→	strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
718	firm, durable	Physical Properties	→	strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
772	to shine, glitter	Physical Properties; Light	→	to become visible	Perception; Visual
773	to shine, glitter	Physical Properties; Light	↔	to see/to look at	Perception; Visual
787	soft (adj.)	Tactile; Physical Properties	—	smooth (surface)	Perception; Tactile
1111	smooth (surface)	Perception; Tactile	→	bald	Human Qualities; Physical Properties
1413	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	keen (of senses)	Perception
1414	thin (of an object)	Physical Properties; Size	→	keen (of senses)	Perception
1628	acute (of sound)	Physical Properties; Sound	→	spicy	Perception; Gustatory
1863	colour	Physical Properties; Colour	→	timbre	Perception; Auditory
1871	soft (adj.)	Tactile; Physical Properties	→	tasteless	Perception; Gustatory
1988	locked	Physical Properties	→	strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
2004	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	pungent (odour)	Perception; Olfactory
2035	thin (of an object)	Physical Properties; Size	→	not strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
2082	thick	Physical Properties; Size	→	strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
2094	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	of high degree (about pain)	Perception; Physiology
2285	dark (adj.)	Physical Properties; Light	→	strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
2796	light (n.)	Physical Properties; Light	→	vision	Perception; Visual
3160	rough, uneven	Tactile; Physical Properties; Shape	→	sour	Perception; Gustatory
3343	loud	Physical Properties; Sound	→	of high degree (about pain)	Perception; Physiology
3373	soft (adj.)	Tactile; Physical Properties	→	not strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
3390	weak	Physical Properties	→	not strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
3391	light (vs. heavy)	Physical Properties; Size	→	not strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
3403	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	strong (of liquid or smell)	Perception; Gustatory
3878	salty	Gustatory; Physical Properties	→	sour	Perception; Gustatory
4750	smooth (surface)	Perception; Tactile	→	thick	Physical Properties; Size
4791	blunt	Physical Properties; Shape	—	tasteless	Perception; Gustatory
4985	sour	Perception; Gustatory	→	orange (color)	Physical Properties; Colour
6272	clean (adj.)	Physical Properties	—	keen (of senses)	Perception
6319	sound	Physical Properties; Sound	→	smell (n.)	Perception; Olfactory
6436	sour	Perception; Gustatory	→	rotten	Physical Properties
7216	keen (of senses)	Perception	—	light, bright, clear	Physical Properties; Light
8881	sweet (taste)	Perception; Gustatory	—	soft (adj.)	Tactile; Physical Properties
9009	liquid (adj.)	Physical Properties	→	smooth (surface)	Perception; Tactile
9116	tasteless	Perception; Gustatory	→	weak	Physical Properties
9121	to stink	Perception; Olfactory	→	strength	Physical Properties
9276	salty	Gustatory; Physical Properties	—	sweet (taste)	Perception; Gustatory
9277	salty	Gustatory; Physical Properties	→	tasty	Perception; Gustatory
10082	dense, thick (of liquid)	Physical Properties	→	tart (taste)	Perception; Gustatory