brave
↔
tiger
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tibetan | |
Lexeme | brtul-phod-can | |
Meaning 1 | brave, hero | brtul-phod-khang the hero's home |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | tiger | brtul-phod-khang toger's den |
Reference | ||
Comment | Рерих 3, 423. |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
Lexeme | hǔ (虎) | |
Meaning 1 | brave | hǔ jiāng (虎将) brave general |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | tiger | hǔ wěi (虎尾) tiger's tail |
Reference | BKRS | |
Comment |