doll pupil (of an eye) 6 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
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. wnt 'girl' (Albright BASOR 34:18) (HALOT root n. 453).
SUSPENDED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Burmese
Lexeme 1 ṭəнгэ
Lexeme 2 ṭəнгээйн
Meaning 1 child, baby
Direction
Meaning 2 pupil
Reference
Comment Novikov 1976, 550-551
ACCEPTED Realization 3
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".
ACCEPTED Realization 4
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.
ACCEPTED Realization 5
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?).
SUSPENDED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Tajiki
Lexeme mardumak
Meaning 1 small person
Direction
Meaning 2 pupil
Reference
Comment Стеблин-Каменский 1999, 276