The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

51 shifts found

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Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5685, "source": "yellow", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour", "target": "brass", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 5768, "source": "shine (n.)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Light", "target": "smoke", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6402, "source": "heavy (vs. light)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "faeces", "target_tags": "Physiology; Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6600, "source": "stone (material)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "firm, durable", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6637, "source": "white", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. 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Shape", "target": "steel", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7418, "source": "grey", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour", "target": "silver", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7419, "source": "hard, solid", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties", "target": "silver", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2194", "id": 7520, "source": "yolk", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "yellow", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7681, "source": "dung", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physiology; Substances and Materials", "target": "fallow", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7682, "source": "steam, vapour", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "fallow", "target_tags": "Physical Properties"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 7721, "source": "white", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour", "target": "ice", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7729, "source": "smoke", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Substances and Materials", "target": "grey", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7752, "source": "sphere; ball", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Shape", "target": "lead, plumbum", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7935, "source": "sugar", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials", "target": "brown", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9152, "source": "light (vs. heavy)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Size", "target": "aluminium", "target_tags": "Substances and Materials"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9656, "source": "blood", "source2": "hare (Lepus)", "source_tags": "Physiology; Substances and Materials", "target": "purple", "target_tags": "Physical Properties; Physical Properties. Colour"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
102	white	Physical Properties; Colour	→	silver	Substances and Materials
103	white	Physical Properties; Colour	—	iron	Substances and Materials
760	paint, dye (n.)	Substances and Materials	→	colour	Physical Properties; Colour
801	blood	Physiology; Substances and Materials	↔	red	Physical Properties; Colour
810	earth, soil	Substances and Materials	→	red	Physical Properties; Colour
811	earth, soil	Substances and Materials	→	dark (adj.)	Physical Properties; Light
812	wax	Substances and Materials	→	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour
821	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour	↔	gold	Substances and Materials
825	to tan (hides)	Physical Actions; Substances and Materials	—	red	Physical Properties; Colour
826	to tan (hides)	Physical Actions; Substances and Materials	→	suntanned	Physical Properties
1214	green	Physical Properties; Colour	→	bile, gall	Physiology; Substances and Materials
1681	greasy	Physical Properties	→	talc	Substances and Materials
2231	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour	—	bile, gall	Physiology; Substances and Materials
2376	red	Physical Properties; Colour	→	gold	Substances and Materials
2710	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour	—	honey	Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials
2836	iron	Substances and Materials	→	hard, solid	Physical Properties
2953	heat (n.)	Physical Properties; Temperature	—	sweat	Physiology; Substances and Materials
3141	stone (piece of rock)	Substances and Materials	→	colour	Physical Properties; Colour
3260	red	Physical Properties; Colour	→	arterial (blood)	Physiology; Substances and Materials
3286	ashes	Substances and Materials	→	grey	Physical Properties; Colour
3337	greasy	Physical Properties	→	cream (of milk)	Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials
3517	red	Physical Properties; Colour	→	yolk	Substances and Materials
3525	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	↔	iron	Substances and Materials
4119	ochre	Substances and Materials	→	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour
4146	red	Physical Properties; Colour	→	copper	Substances and Materials
4564	bronze	Substances and Materials	→	shine (n.)	Physical Properties; Light
4728	white	Physical Properties; Colour	→	distilled alcohol	Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials
5099	raw	Physical Properties	→	raw material	Substances and Materials
5295	white	Physical Properties; Colour	→	tin (n.)	Substances and Materials
5327	sticky	Physical Properties	—	honey	Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials
5450	ember	Substances and Materials	→	red	Physical Properties; Colour
5685	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour	→	brass	Substances and Materials
5768	shine (n.)	Physical Properties; Light	—	smoke	Substances and Materials
6402	heavy (vs. light)	Physical Properties	→	faeces	Physiology; Substances and Materials
6600	stone (material)	Substances and Materials	→	firm, durable	Physical Properties
6637	white	Physical Properties; Colour	→	salt	Substances and Materials
7051	whole, entire	Physical Properties	→	narcotic drugs	Substances and Materials
7170	white	Physical Properties; Colour	→	albumen, white of an egg	Substances and Materials
7175	white	Physical Properties; Colour	→	protein	Scientific Terms; Substances and Materials
7198	sharp	Physical Properties; Shape	→	steel	Substances and Materials
7418	grey	Physical Properties; Colour	→	silver	Substances and Materials
7419	hard, solid	Physical Properties	→	silver	Substances and Materials
7520	yolk	Substances and Materials	↔	yellow	Physical Properties; Colour
7681	dung	Physiology; Substances and Materials	→	fallow	Physical Properties
7682	steam, vapour	Substances and Materials	→	fallow	Physical Properties
7721	white	Physical Properties; Colour	—	ice	Substances and Materials
7729	smoke	Substances and Materials	→	grey	Physical Properties; Colour
7752	sphere; ball	Physical Properties; Shape	→	lead, plumbum	Substances and Materials
7935	sugar	Food and Drinks; Substances and Materials	→	brown	Physical Properties; Colour
9152	light (vs. heavy)	Physical Properties; Size	→	aluminium	Substances and Materials
9656	blood + hare (Lepus)	Physiology; Substances and Materials	→	purple	Physical Properties; Colour