bitter
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poison
4 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gagauz | |
| lexeme | zihir | |
| meaning 1 | too bitter, too salty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | poison | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ГРМС 195. The source meaning is that of "poison". The word has been borrowed from Arabic. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Karaim | |
| lexeme | авгъу, агъу | |
| meaning 1 | bitter | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | poisonous | |
| reference | ||
| comment | КРПС 40, 44 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Udi | |
| lexeme | aʁu | |
| meaning 1 | bitter, salty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | poison | дизикIин агъу snake poison |
| reference | ||
| comment | Cf. derivatives: adjective агъулу 'bitter', noun агъулугъ 'bitterness', verb агъуламиш баксун 'to get poisoned' (Gukasjan 1974: 35). The root is probably a Turkic loan. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Yakut | |
| lexeme | аба | |
| meaning 1 | bitterness, bitter taste, bitter | аба уулаах күөл salty lake (lit. The lake with bitter water) |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | poison (obs.) | абанан сүhүрбүт He got poisoned with a toxic |
| reference | ||
| comment | ЯРС 27. | |
Ср. значения 'желчь' и 'яд', представленные в семитских языках в существительных, образованных от корня *mrr 'быть горьким' (SED I No. 188).