mouth eater 14 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme beran
meaning 1 mouth
meaning 2 eater
reference
comment АрмРС 124
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme mund
meaning 1 mouth halvåben mund
parted lips
direction
meaning 2 eater
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme mouth
meaning 1 mouth
meaning 2 eater useless mouth
тунеядец
reference
comment Also means 'fool, blockhead'.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Evenki
lexeme amnga
meaning 1 mouth
direction
meaning 2 tablemate (folklore)
reference
comment Василевич 1958, 28
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme bouche
meaning 1 mouth une bouche large
a big mouth
direction
meaning 2 eater avoir (tant de) bouches à nourrir
to have (so many) mouths to feed
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme aaz
meaning 1 mouth, chaps
meaning 2 eater кач аазсыныз?
How many of us are going to eat?
reference
comment The same in Turk. Ağız (ТуРС 29).
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme kŏu
meaning 1 mouth
meaning 2 count word for counting people, especially family members
reference
comment БКРС 1735
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme am
meaning 1 mouth
meaning 2 eater, mouth манайх зургаан амттай
We have six months in the family
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme munn
meaning 1 mouth sove med åpen munn
to sleep with an open mouth
direction
meaning 2 eater ha mange munner å mette
to have a lot of mouths to feed
reference BO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme gură
meaning 1 mouth
direction
meaning 2 eater
reference DEX98
comment DRRS 1, 952, DEX98
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme rot
meaning 1 mouth
meaning 2 eater a. Пять ртов кормлю. 'I am feeding five mouths.' b. Лишний рот в семье. 'Another mouth in the family.'
reference
comment Cf. the Russian рот (mouth) used for ‘about a single animal when measuring food’ (XIV c.)
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme boca
meaning 1 mouth no atreverse a abrir la boca
do not even dare to open your mouth
direction
meaning 2 eater una familia de cinco bocas
There are five mouths in the family
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 127
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme mun
meaning 1 mouth föra skeden till munnen
to lift a spoon to one’s mouth
direction
meaning 2 eater hon har många munnar att mätta
she has a lot of mouths to feed
reference SAO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Tibetan
lexeme ca-byed
meaning 1 eater, eating, devourer
meaning 2 mouth
reference
comment Рерих VIII, 128. An instance of the opposite direction of semantic change (eater > mouth). However, the word 'eater' does not denote a family member.