to strike, hit
→
to break (tr.)
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | bit' | |
| Meaning 1 | to beat | a. Не бей ребенка 'Do not beat the child'. b. Бить больно 'to beat painfully'. c. Бить кого-нибудь по голове 'to beat someone on the head'. |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to crush, to break | a. Бить стекла. 'To break glass.' b. Бить щебень. 'To break small rocks.' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (Ushakov) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lithuanian | |
| Lexeme | daužýti | |
| Meaning 1 | to beat, to hit | daužýti kùmščiu į˜ stãlą to hit the table with a fist |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to break | daužýti indus to break dishes |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LRŽ 139 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | fua | |
| Meaning 1 | to beat, to hit | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | fua nazi to break a coconut |
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| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | banja | |
| Meaning 1 | to beat, to knock | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to break, to split | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | κόπτω | |
| Meaning 1 | to beat, to hit | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to break, to crush | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Also κατακόπτω | |