hyena
—
old (vs. young)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | kaftar | |
| Meaning 1 | hyena | |
| 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). | |