hyena
—
old (vs. young)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Lezgian | |
| lexeme | kaftar | |
| meaning 1 | hyena | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | old, senile, feeble (old woman) | кафтар къари decrepit old woman; old witch, hag |
| reference | ||
| comment | (LezgRus 152). Cf. КУСКАФТАР 'hyena; witch, hag' (LezgRus 167). The same in the Tabassaran КАФТАР (TabRus 189). Cf. the Udi КАФТIАР 'old, decrepit man', КАФТIАР-КУСИ 'old woman, vampire' (Gukasjan 1974: 133). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tabassaran | |
| lexeme | кафтар | |
| meaning 1 | hyena | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | old (vs. young) | |
| reference | TabRus: 189 | |
| comment | ||