to pull, to draw
→
to row (with oars)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gagauz | |
| Lexeme | çek- | |
| Meaning 1 | to pull, to draw, to drag | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to row | |
| Reference | Gajdarži et al. 1973: 536 | |
| Comment | The same in Turkish çek- ср. kürek çek- 'to row with oars' Baskakov 1977, 177. It possibly belongs to a more general path type 'to pull' - 'to hit, to strike', i.e. to row = to strike with paddles. Cf. sopa çek- to beat with a stick. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | vuta | |
| Meaning 1 | to pull, to draw, to drag | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to row (with oars) | vuta makasia to row with oars |
| Reference | Polikanov | |
| Comment | Reichenbach 1967, 615. Only in construction vuta makasia | |