to tear off, peel off → to carp, criticize 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 драть (drat')
lexeme 2 придираться (pridirat'sja)
meaning 1 to bark, to peel
direction —
meaning 2 to find fault
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme сулуй-
meaning 1 to bark, to clip; to separate уҥуохтан этин сулуйан ыл-
to divide meat and bones
meaning 2 to nag, to nark кини сулуйарын тулуйарбыттан аастым
I can stand his constant nit picking no more
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comment ЯРС 341.

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