to see/to look at to try, to attempt 9 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Adyghe
lexeme еплъын
meaning 1 to see/to look at

сыхьатым еплъын


to look at the watch

direction
meaning 2 to try, to attempt

упшъыгхъ, ухэчъыешъумэ еплъ


you are tired, try to sleep

reference Txarkaxo 1991: 79
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Chamalal
lexeme bac'na
meaning 1
meaning 2
reference Магомедова 1999 (словарь): 56
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme gledati
meaning 1 to see/to look at gledati živo
to watch with interest
direction
meaning 2 to try, to attempt gledaj da dođeš na vrijeme
try to be on time
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Japanese
lexeme miru
meaning 1 to see/to look at 窓の外を見る mado no soto o miru (Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary. T.Watanabe, E.Skrzypczak, P.Snowden eds. Tokyo: Kenkyusha. 2003 (5th edition)
look out at the window
direction
meaning 2 to try, to attempt では、早速、チーズを作ってみる ことにしましょう。Dewa, sassoku, chīzu o tsukutte miru koto ni shimashō.
And now let's try making cheese.
reference BCCWJ
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme бах-
meaning 1 to look
direction
meaning 2 to try эгер авалгъыларымыз бахтылар ачма йашырын сёзьляринь азизь тильнинь
If our ancestors were trying to discover the secret meaning of the words of the holy language
reference
comment КРПС 107-108.
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Meadow Mari
lexeme ончаш
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to try, to attempt лудын ончаш
try to read
reference Marij jylme muter
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 uʒe-
lexeme 2
meaning 1
meaning 2
reference
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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme гледати (gledati)
meaning 1 to see/to look at гледати некоме у очи
to look at somebody's eyes
direction
meaning 2 to try, to attempt Гледай да не закасниш.
Try not to be late.
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 200
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme көр-
meaning 1 to look; to see
direction
meaning 2 to try 1) бо хемге балыктап көрдүвүс
1) we tried fishing in this river 2) try to write with a pencil
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