to strike, hit to eat 5 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme molotit'
Meaning 1 to thrash (wheat) молотить зерно
'to flail grain'
Direction
Meaning 2 уплетать, интенсивно есть За ужином он смолотил целую тарелку макарон
'At dinner he ate a gobbled plate of pasta'
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme zäbäṭä
Meaning 1 to hit, beat, strike bərtuʕ zäbiṭunni 'he beat me severely'
Direction
Meaning 2 fig. to eat a lot, devour a lot
Reference
Comment KT 1992-1993.
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Mongolian (Khalkha)
Lexeme gövö-
Meaning 1 to beat, to knock out, to batter тоос гөвөх
'to dust off'
Direction
Meaning 2 to gobble
Reference
Comment БАМРС.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Tigrinya
Lexeme mäsḥe
Meaning 1 to hit hard
Direction
Meaning 2 to take the noon meal, eat lunch
Reference
Comment KT 388; the original meaning is 'to dine, to have dinner'.
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Amharic
Lexeme käsäkkäsä
Meaning 1 to break up (clods), to dash s.th. to bits, to smash, pulverize aṭənt käsäkkäsä 'to smash the bones'
Direction
Meaning 2 'to guzzle, to consume much food and drink' əraten käsäkkäskuññ 'I devoured my supper'
Reference
Comment K 1409.