paint, dye (n.) colour 9 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme ḳäläm
meaning 1 paint [K 678] ḳlm ḳbbba
to cover with paint, to paint [K 678]
meaning 2 colour, complexion [K 678] ḳlm kmrawi; samba ḳlm
violet colour [K 679]; dark red, lit. Thecolour of lung [K 679]
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Czech
lexeme barva
meaning 1 paint
direction
meaning 2 colour
reference Pavlovič 1976: 25
comment In Pol. barwa there is the same polysemy.
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme farve
meaning 1 paint, dye (n.) pensler og farver
brushes and paint
direction
meaning 2 colour rød farve
red colour
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Farbe
meaning 1 dye, paint [Duden 1157] die Farbe blttert von den Wand [Duden 1157]
the paint is peeling off the wall
meaning 2 colour [Duden 1157] drei Hefte in den Farben Gelb, Rot und Orange [Duden 1157]
Three notebooks: red, yellow and orange
reference
comment In the modern language meaning B is primary.
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme litur
meaning 1 paint, dye (n.)
direction
meaning 2 colour liturinn á húsinu
the colour of a house
reference ISLEX
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme rang
meaning 1 paint, dye ранг авун 'to prepare tint'; 'to paint' (= to do paint)
а) приготовлять краску
meaning 2 colour аби ранг
blue color
reference
comment (LezgRus 272). The same in Tabassaran (TabRus 257), where meaning B goes first.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme farge
meaning 1 paint, dye (n.) oljefarge
oil paint
direction
meaning 2 colour alle regnbuens farger
all the colours of the rainbow
reference BO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme färg
meaning 1 paint, dye (n.) han bredde på för tjockt med färg
he applied too much paint
direction
meaning 2 colour ljusa färger
light colours
reference SAO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Turkmen
lexeme сыр
meaning 1 paint
meaning 2 colour
reference
comment ЭСТЯ 7, 409 (Turkm. Dial.).