doll
→
pupil (of an eye)
6 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | nini | |
| Meaning 1 | doll | нинийрин театр puppet show |
| Meaning 2 | pupil | вилин нини pupil |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 254). The same in the Tabassaran НИНИ (TabRus 244). According to NCED, there is meaning A for cognates in Tabassaran, Kryz (Alik), Agul (Khnov - i.e. Rutul?). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme 1 | бэбэк | |
| Lexeme 2 | бэбэй | |
| Meaning 1 | doll | |
| Meaning 2 | pupil | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | отношения между этими корнями не вполне ясны. Может быть это и разные корни. КРПС 146. | |
| SUSPENDED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Burmese | |
| Lexeme 1 | ṭəнгэ | |
| Lexeme 2 | ṭəнгээйн | |
| Meaning 1 | child, baby | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | pupil | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Novikov 1976, 550-551 | |
| SUSPENDED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tajiki | |
| Lexeme | mardumak | |
| Meaning 1 | small person | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | pupil | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Стеблин-Каменский 1999, 276 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Ancient Hebrew | |
| Lexeme 1 | ʔiš | |
| Lexeme 2 | ʔišon | |
| Meaning 1 | person | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | pupil (lit. 'the little man') | |
| Reference | HALOT: root 453 | |
| Comment | Diminutive of ˀiš 'man' > lit. "the little man (in the eye)", cf. Arb. ˀinsān al-ˁain, NPers. mardomak and ādamak, Sanskr. puruša, or Eg. ḥwnt 'girl' (Albright BASOR 34:18) (HALOT root n. 453). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | boṃbe | |
| Meaning 1 | doll | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | pupil (of an eye) | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 736 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "pupil (of the eye) or portion of the eye consisting of the pupil and the iris, which looks like a ball". | |