worm
→
penis
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Tagalog | |
| language 2 | Tongan | |
| lexeme 1 | úlay | |
| lexeme 2 | ule | |
| meaning 1 | worm | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | penis | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Thai | |
| lexeme | nɔ̌ɔn (หนอน) | |
| meaning 1 | larva of insect | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (slang) penis | |
| reference | SEAlang Thai English Wiktionary | |
| comment | From Proto-Tai *ʰnoːlᴬ 'worm'. Cognate with Lao nǭn (ໜອນ) 'worm' Also from nɔ̌ɔn (หนอน) 'worm' + nɔ́ɔi (น้อย) 'little'; literally "little worm": tɛ́k-sîi ngát nɔ̌ɔn-nɔ́ɔi choo sǎao doon jàp lɛ́ɛo (แท็กซี่งัดหนอนน้อยโชว์สาวโดนจับแล้ว) 'A taxi driver showing his little worm to a girl has been arrested'. Royal Institute of Thailand. (2011). Pót-jà-naa-nú-grom Kam Mài Lêm Sǎam Chà-bàp Râat-chá-ban-dìt-dtà-yá-sà-tǎan พจนานุกรมคำใหม่ เล่ม ๓ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [Royal Institute Dictionary of New Words, Volume 3]. (in Thai). Bangkok: Royal Institute of Thailand. p. 116. |
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