eye
→
observer
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | ʕayn | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | kaśatat ʔaʕyəntihā ''she opened her eyes'' |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | observer | wa-fannawa dawit ʔaʕyənta '1 King 26:4: 'and David sent spies'' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LLA 1006. Cf. Arabic ʕayn- 'eye', 'spy' [BK II 425]. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | eye | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | detective | private eye 'private detective' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | glaz | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | horse ward in vanguard (Cossack) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (Dal') | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tagalog | |
| Lexeme | matá | |
| Meaning 1 | eye | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spy | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Таг 215 | |
Ср. В целом о человеке (?): венгер. szem ‘(шутл.) при счете людей, животных’, т.е. Примерно как "столько-то голов/ртов).