earth, soil
→
dark (adj.)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Amharic | |
| lexeme 1 | afär | |
| lexeme 2 | afärəčča | |
| meaning 1 | earth, dirt, dust | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | dark, dusty, dun (color, complexion); soil-like | |
| reference | AED: 1353 | |
| comment | Cf. also afärəmma 'dun-colored, earthen hued; person whose complexion is very black' (AED 1354). | |