clever
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cautious
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Amharic | |
| Language 2 | Muher | |
| Lexeme | läbbam | |
| Meaning 1 | intelligent, clever, observant, insightful; attentive | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | careful, cautious | |
| Reference | AED: 76 EDG I: 900 | |
| Comment | Both are adjectives derived from ləbb "heart", obviously through the meaning "mind, intelligence", although no such meaning is given for Muher ləbb in EDG I. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | gzob-pa | |
| Meaning 1 | intelligent; smart | |
| Meaning 2 | cautious | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Рерих VIII, 188. | |