to look
→
evil eye
39 realizations
Multi-area
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 (ID: 44305) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Azerbaijani | |
| lexeme | nəzər | |
| meaning 1 | view | nəyə isə nəzər salmaq to cast an eye on something |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | pis nəzərdən qorumaq to protect from evil eye |
| reference | Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006 English Wiktionary | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 (ID: 44306) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Azerbaijani | |
| lexeme | göz | |
| meaning 1 | to look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 3 (ID: 46918) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Basque | |
| lexeme | begiz jo | |
| meaning 1 | to look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Баскско-русский, русско-баскский словарь 1997: 25 | |
| comment | begi 'eye' |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 19880) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Batsbi | |
| lexeme 1 | bꞷarḳ | |
| lexeme 2 | bꞷarḳ bar | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to bring misfortune, to take one’s eyes | |
| reference | Mikeladze, Gigashvili 2012: 143, | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 5 (ID: 44320) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Bengali | |
| lexeme | nojor (নজর) | |
| meaning 1 | eye, sight, vision, view, glance, look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 6 (ID: 44324) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| lexeme 1 | olho | |
| lexeme 2 | olho gordo | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 (ID: 44304) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | look | |
| lexeme 2 | evil look | |
| meaning 1 | to try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 (ID: 44321) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Farsi | |
| lexeme | nazar (نظر) | |
| meaning 1 | seeing, vision, sight, view, look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 9 (ID: 44307) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Finnish | |
| lexeme 1 | silmä | |
| lexeme 2 | paha silmä | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Kielitoimiston sanakirja | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 10 (ID: 44309) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme 1 | œil | |
| lexeme 2 | mauvais œil | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | CNRTL | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 11 (ID: 44311) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Galician | |
| lexeme | ollada | |
| meaning 1 | look, glance | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (rare) evil eye | |
| reference | DRAG | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 (ID: 44310) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Galician | |
| lexeme 1 | ollo | |
| lexeme 2 | mal de ollo | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | DRAG | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 13 (ID: 44312) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Gothic | |
| lexeme 1 | augō | |
| lexeme 2 | augō unsēl | |
| meaning 1 | to look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | nnaþrō auk us hairtin mannē mitōneis ubilōs usgaggand: kalkinassjus, hōrinassjus, maurþra, þiubja, faihufrikeins, unsēleins, liutei, aglaitei, augō unsēl, wajamēreins, hauhhairtei, unwiti. (Gothic Bible, Mark 7:21–22: ) For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 14 (ID: 44314) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gujarati | |
| lexeme | najar (નજર) | |
| meaning 1 | look, gaze, glance, eyesight, vision | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/gujarati-to-english-translation/%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%A8 |
|
| NEW Realization 15 (ID: 44317) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hindi | |
| lexeme | nazar (नज़र) | |
| meaning 1 | sight, vision, glance, look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Bahri 1989 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 22930) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Ingush | |
| lexeme 1 | бIарг | |
| lexeme 2 | бIаргхилар | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Bekova et al. 2009 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 25819) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Irish Gaelic | |
| lexeme 1 | súil | |
| lexeme 2 | drochshúil | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Ó Dónaill 1977 | |
| comment | droch- 'bad' |
|
| NEW Realization 18 (ID: 44316) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Italian | |
| lexeme 1 | occhio | |
| lexeme 2 | malocchio | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Vocabolario Treccani | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 19 (ID: 44319) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Japanese | |
| lexeme | jashi (邪視) | |
| meaning 1 | sidelong glance | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 20 (ID: 44318) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Japanese | |
| lexeme 1 | gan (眼) + ma (魔) | |
| lexeme 2 | magan (魔眼) | |
| meaning 1 | eyeball + demon, devil, evil spirit, evil influence | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 (ID: 16038) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kurux | |
| lexeme | khann | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Oraon-English Dictionary: 407 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 22 (ID: 44308) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme 1 | oculus | |
| lexeme 2 | malus oculus | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 23 (ID: 35176) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Malay | |
| lexeme | mata | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 24 (ID: 49414) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Midob | |
| lexeme 1 | pìdì | |
| lexeme 2 | pídí sísír | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | Werner 1993: 115 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 25 (ID: 44313) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Modern Greek | |
| lexeme 1 | μάτι | |
| lexeme 2 | μάτιασμα | |
| meaning 1 | to look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | DSMG | |
| comment | Also κακό μάτι 'evil eye' |
|
| NEW Realization 26 (ID: 44315) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Modern Hebrew | |
| lexeme 1 | áyin (עַיִן) | |
| lexeme 2 | 'áyin hará' (עַיִן הָרַע) | |
| meaning 1 | to look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 27 (ID: 44323) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Polish | |
| lexeme 1 | oko | |
| lexeme 2 | złe oko | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | WSJP | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 28 (ID: 44325) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Portuguese | |
| lexeme 1 | olhado | |
| lexeme 2 | mau-olhado | |
| meaning 1 | past participle of olhar 'to look' | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | DPLP | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 29 (ID: 10442) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Romanian | |
| lexeme 1 | ochi | |
| lexeme 2 | deochi | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | hex, jinx | să nu-I fi de deochi I am afraid to jinx it! |
| reference | DEX98 | |
| comment | The verb deochea 'to jinx'. Also the dialectal deochetură 'jinx' | |
| NEW Realization 31 (ID: 44326) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Scottish Gaelic | |
| lexeme 1 | sùil | |
| lexeme 2 | droch shùil | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 32 (ID: 44327) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Sicilian | |
| lexeme 1 | occhiu | |
| lexeme 2 | malocchiu | |
| meaning 1 | to look | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | Also occhiu potenti, occhiata Sam Migliore, Mal’uocchiu : Ambiguity, Evil Eye, and the Language of Distress. — Toronto — Buffalo — Londres.: University of Toronto Press,1997 |
|
| NEW Realization 34 (ID: 44328) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Swedish | |
| lexeme 1 | ögat | |
| lexeme 2 | onda ögat | |
| meaning 1 | the eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | SAOB | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 35 (ID: 8644) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme 1 | ʕayni | |
| lexeme 2 | ʕayyänä | |
| meaning 1 | eye | ʔaʕyəntäy däm säribu My eyes are bloodshot. |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to cast the evil eye | ʔətu särayi säbʔay nə-käbtäy ʕayinuläy kʷəllatän moytännanni After that wizard praised my grazing stock, they all died on me. |
| reference | TED: 1913 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 36 (ID: 7009) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | nazar | |
| meaning 1 | look, gaze | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | nazar boncuğu, амулет nazarı değmek, nazara gelmek an amulet against a bad eye, hoodoo |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 672 | |
| comment | Original meaning is not the same, but the idea behind the semantic shift is the same. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 37 (ID: 23138) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | göz | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | çocuğa göz değdi the child was affected by an evil eye. |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 353 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 38 (ID: 44322) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Urdu | |
| lexeme | nazar (نَظَر) | |
| meaning 1 | look, gaze, glance | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | http://udb.gov.pk/result_details.php?word=204594 https://rekhtadictionary.com/search?keyword=%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1 |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 39 (ID: 12363) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Yaqui (Hiaki) | |
| lexeme 1 | puusim (puh-) | |
| lexeme 2 | puhtua | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to give someone the evil eye | Aapo a puhtuak S/he gave her/him the evil eye |
| reference | Dictionary Yaqui: 127-128 | |
| comment | ||
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