noise → rumour 14 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἠχώ
meaning 1 noise, buzz
direction →
meaning 2 rumours ἅπασαν τὴν Βοιωτίην κατεῖχε ἠχώ
слух (о смерти Масистия) облетел всю Беотию
reference LSJ
comment LSJ 780
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Borrowing
language 1 Bulgarian
language 2 Romanian
lexeme 1 звън (zvăn)
lexeme 2 zvon
meaning 1 ring, ringing, chime, peal, jingle
direction →
meaning 2 rumours
reference
comment
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Buriat
lexeme abja:n
meaning 1 sound, voice, noise
direction →
meaning 2 rumour
reference Šagdarov, Čeremisov 2010: 30
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme buzz
meaning 1 buzz
direction →
meaning 2 rumour There is buzz on the go that we depart at 8 o'clock.
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comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme bruit
meaning 1 noise, sound, buzz, crack faire du bruit
to make noise
direction —
meaning 2 rumour faux bruit
a false rumor
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Lärm
meaning 1 noise
direction →
meaning 2 rumours, gossip, talk
reference
comment The second meaning is marked as dialectal.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme strepito
meaning 1 noise
direction —
meaning 2 noise, rumour
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comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme rumor
meaning 1 subdued noise, rumble rumore secundo
with regular splashes of paddles (V), with noisy signs of approval (V , H , T)
direction —
meaning 2 rumour, gossip a. rumores spargere C (dissipare Ter , C , serere V , QC ) 'to spread rumours'
1) распускать слухи 2) узнать что-л. По слухам
reference
comment (Glare 1667)
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme wan
meaning 1 voice, sound, ringing, noise
direction —
meaning 2 rumour, gossip, talk
reference
comment (LezgRus 71-72)
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme ses
meaning 1 voice, sound, ringing, noise сес акъатун
to make a sound
direction —
meaning 2 rumours вун аниз физва лугьуз сесер ава
There are rumours that you are going there. (lit. That you are going there saying, there are sounds.)
reference
comment (LezgRus 291-292)
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme баруздить (baruzdit')
meaning 1 (dialect) to make noise
direction —
meaning 2 (dialect) to gossip
reference
comment It is dialectal - both meanings are present in the idioms of Sverdlovsk. Cf. also баруздиха 'female news monger'. СРНГ 2, 121-122
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme ghóṣa
meaning 1 noise, buzz
direction —
meaning 2 rumour
reference
comment Кочергина 203
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme mvumo
meaning 1 noise mvumo wa mvua; mvumo wa magari
a patter of rain, the clatter of cars
direction —
meaning 2 rumour
reference
comment Also mvumishaji 'the one who makes spread rumours; news monger'; vumisho 'the sound (of a voice, drum etc. ), wail (of the wind), spreading the rumours'
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme manong'onezo
meaning 1 whisper
direction —
meaning 2 rumour
reference
comment Polikanov

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