eye → opening, hole 37 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme īnu
meaning 1 eye appu enu uznu ēkimšunūti
I deprived him of his nose, eye and ear
direction →
meaning 2 hole ša šētišu in-šá piḳatumma;
which has very small net cells; you put it into a clod stove with four holes and space between the holes
reference CAD
comment Meanings А and B are present also in Arabic and Amharic as cognates of the lexeme.
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Arosi
lexeme 1 maa-(na)
lexeme 2 maa
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole, opening
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Bilba (Rotinese)
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 opening, hole

fufue deək mata-na


dibble holes for planting seeds
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Cebuano
lexeme matá
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 eyelet in shoes
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Chamorro
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole for planting
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Chuvash
lexeme чу‡
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 mesh (net, honeycombs), eye (needle)
reference
comment Cf. Uzbek кўз ‘cell (e.g. fishing net), eye (needle), hole (e.g. wound)’.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme øje
meaning 1 eye brune øjne
brown eyes
direction →
meaning 2 hole nåleøje
eye of a needle
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme eye
meaning 1 eye needle's eye
direction —
meaning 2 eye
reference
comment Cf. the German Auge ‘hole (e.g. in cheese), eye (technical term)’.
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme چشم češm/čašm
meaning 1 eye به چشم خود be čašm-e xod
direction →
meaning 2 hole (sieve etc) چشم سوزن čašm-e suzan
needle's eye
reference Rubinčik 1970: 468
comment ПРС 265-266.
NEW Realization 10
type Derivation
language Fijian
lexeme 1 mata
lexeme 2 mata ni tavuto
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 a hole through a rock, forming a kind of eyelet through which a rope may be threaded to fasten a canoe
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Finnish
lexeme silmä
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 net stitch, needle ear
reference
comment Cf. the Hungarian szem ‘(dial.) hole, dimple (in bread)’.
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme œil
meaning 1 eye avoir les yeux bleus
to have blue eyes
direction —
meaning 2 hole; ear (needle), nostril, cave (cheese)
reference Larousse online
comment Cf. Italian occhio ‘hole, eye (e.g. in cheese, stocking)’, Rumanian ochiu ‘hole, eye’, ‘eye (needle)’,‘cell (honeycomb)’, ‘cave (cheese)’, Moldovian окь ‘cell (net), arm (chain)’.
NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Gilbertese
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 opening, opening of insects’ nest; eyelet hole
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme auga
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole, opening, ear
reference ISLEX
comment Берков
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme син
meaning 1 eye куньса син
closed eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole дöра син
a hole in the cross-stich cavas
reference
comment cf. also the meanings of "nostril", "net cell"
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Latvian
lexeme acs
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 eye (needle), eye, lugworm (techn.)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme wil
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 pore, hole (stone, cheese), cell (net)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Lithuanian
lexeme akís
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 mesh of a net
reference
comment LRŽ 21
NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Makassarese
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 round hole in a rice block; opening in plaitwork or weaving
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Malay
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 orifice
reference SEALang Malay
comment
NEW Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Manggarai
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Marshallese
lexeme māj/meja
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 opening of any container, hole
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 23
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme øye
meaning 1 eye hun hadde store, brune øyne
she had big brown eyes
direction →
meaning 2 opening, hole øyet på en kvernstein, en nål
eye of a millstone, eye of a needle
reference BO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 24
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme oko
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 mesh, cell
reference
comment Cf. Russian глазок ‘cell, net cell’ (Dal').
ACCEPTED Realization 25
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme olho
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 hole; ear (needle), nostril, cave (cheese)
reference
comment
NEW Realization 26
type Polysemy
language Rennellese
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 tiny aperture or hole, as in the top of a can
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 27
type Polysemy
language Rotuman
lexeme mafa
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole, opening, aperture
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 28
type Polysemy
language Sa'a (South Malaita, Apae'aa
lexeme maa
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole, opening, outlet
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 29
type Derivation
language Sundanese
lexeme 1 mata
lexeme 2 ma-mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 knot-hole in wood
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 30
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme jicho
meaning 1 eye
direction —
meaning 2 hole jicho lа wavu
net mesh
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 31
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme öga
meaning 1 eye hennes ärliga blå ögon
her honest blue eyes
direction →
meaning 2 opening kvarnstensöga, nålsöga
eye of a millstone, eye of a needle
reference SAO
comment
NEW Realization 32
type Polysemy
language Tolai (Kuanua)
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 opening, socket, hole through anything
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 33
type Polysemy
language Toʼabaita (Toqabaqita)
lexeme maa
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole, opening
reference ACD
comment
NEW Realization 34
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme göz
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 opening, hole ağın gözleri
fisher net's openings
reference Baskakov 1977: 353
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 35
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme карах
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 mesh, cell
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 36
type Polysemy
language Udi
lexeme pul
meaning 1 eye
meaning 2 aperture, hole
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 37
type Polysemy
language Yaqui (Hiaki)
lexeme puusim (puh-)
meaning 1 eye
direction →
meaning 2 hole (in flute)
reference Dictionary Yaqui: 128
comment

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