Number of realizations
7
eye
→
evil eye
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme 1 | ojo | |
| Lexeme 2 | aojo | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | hex, jinx | |
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| Comment | also mal de ojo, aojamiento, the verbs hacer mal de ojo, aojar. Narumov 1995, 77 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | glaz | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | evil eye (colloq., obs.) | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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" |
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| Comment | значение А не то, но идея в принципе та же | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Related Languages | the cognates have both meanings in most Ethio-Semitic languages; cp. Chaha en 'eye' - en yäbraxä 'may the (evil) eye eat you!'(curse) (LGur. I 12). | |
| Comment | KT 1913 | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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| Comment | The verb deochea 'to jinx'. Also the dialectal deochetură 'jinx' | |
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 page 127-128 | |
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| Comment | ||
| Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurux | |
| Lexeme | khann | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | evil eye | |
| Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary page 407 | |
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