Number of realizations
23
to taste
↔
to try, to attempt
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Swahili |
| Lexeme |
onja |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
→ |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176, Polikanov |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Ponapean (Pohnpeian) |
| Lexeme |
soŋ |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
try, attempt |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Finnish |
| Lexeme |
maistaa |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Macedonian |
| Lexeme |
obide |
| Meaning 1 |
to try (a dish etc) |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try (fig.) |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
[Толовски, Иллич-Свитыч 1963: 318] |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Amharic |
| Lexeme |
mokkärä |
| Meaning 1 |
to eat, take a mouthful, begin to eat |
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| Direction |
← |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, test, to try on, try out, give a trial; to attempt, make an attempt |
lämäsadäbəm yəmokratal 'and she [still] tries to utter insults' (K 296) |
| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
(K 296). The meaning B is primary (cp. Geez makkara 'tempt, try, test, put to the test, examine, choose by testing', LGz. 340) |
| Realization |
| Type |
Derivation |
| Language |
Old East Slavic |
| Lexeme 1 |
въкоусити |
| Lexeme 2 |
покуситися |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to impinge |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Срезневский 375, 1120 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
German |
| Lexeme |
probieren |
| Meaning 1 |
'durch eine Kostprobe den Geschmack von etw. pruerfen' [Duden 3014] |
diesen Wein mussst du unbedingt probieren [Duden 3014]
"You surely must try this wine." |
| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
'versuchen, ob etw. moeglich, durchfuehbar ist' [Dudeen 3014] |
Lasst mich mal probieren, das Feuer anzuzünden. (Duden 3014)
"Let me try to make fire." |
| Reference |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Russian |
| Lexeme 1 |
probovat' |
| Lexeme 2 |
пробовать (probovat') |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
Повар пробует суп.
"The cook is trying soup" |
| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try |
Вася пробовал чинить приемник, но у него не получилось.
"Vasia tried to fix the radio, but he could do nothing" |
| Reference |
<personally collected data>
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| Comment |
Semantic calque from the Germ. probieren.
See also Sakhno 2009: 144
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Kilivila |
| Lexeme |
-yosikola- |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Quechua |
| Lexeme |
mal˜i- |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
test, try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Japanese |
| Lexeme |
tamesu |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
test, try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Nahuatl |
| Lexeme |
yecoa:tla |
| Meaning 1 |
try or taste something (a dish, food) |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
do something, make an effort |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Maya |
| Lexeme |
tumtah |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Malagasy |
| Lexeme |
manàndrana |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Timogon-Murut |
| Lexeme |
kinam (maŋ- -in) |
| Meaning 1 |
taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
try |
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| Reference |
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
Haser 2000, 176 |
| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Ngarinyin |
| Lexeme |
argu |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
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| Reference |
Evans
Wilkins 2000 page 560
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Alyawarr |
| Lexeme |
arrkerneyel |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try out |
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| Reference |
Evans
Wilkins 2000 page 560
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Kukatja |
| Lexeme |
yarrkala |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try |
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| Reference |
Evans
Wilkins 2000 page 560
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Yidiñ |
| Lexeme |
banja-L |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try (to do), to test |
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| Reference |
Evans
Wilkins 2000 page 560
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Gugu-yimidjir |
| Lexeme |
baadal |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
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| Reference |
Evans
Wilkins 2000 page 560
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Ngalakgan |
| Lexeme |
many-ngu |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
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| Reference |
Evans
Wilkins 2000 page 560
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
English |
| Lexeme |
try |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
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| Reference |
Sakhno 2009 page 144
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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| Realization |
| Type |
Polysemy |
| Language |
Russian |
| Lexeme |
пробовать |
| Meaning 1 |
to taste |
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| Direction |
— |
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| Meaning 2 |
to try, to attempt |
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| Reference |
Sakhno 2009 page 144
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| Related Languages |
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| Comment |
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