light (vs. heavy) easy / simple 21 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme ḳällal
meaning 1 'light (in weight)
direction
meaning 2 simplified fərdu ḳällal näw
'the case is simple'
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comment (K 677)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἐλαφρός
meaning 1 light (weight)
meaning 2 easy
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comment LSJ 530
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme tʻetʻew (թեթև)
meaning 1 light
direction
meaning 2 simple, easy
reference Galstjan 1984: 246
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ḫaffa
meaning 1 'to be light of weight' ḫaffa l-mīzān-u
'the balance had one of its two scales light, so that it rose'
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meaning 2 'to be light, or easy, to be alleviated' ḫaffat ḥāl-u-hu
'his state, or condition, was, or became, light, little encumbered, easy, or elleviated'
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comment (Lane 769-770)
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme lak
meaning 1 light (of weight)
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meaning 2 easy, simple lak zadatak
easy task
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme let
meaning 1 light (of weight)
direction
meaning 2 easy let opgave
an easy task
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Erzya
lexeme шожда
meaning 1 light шожда канст
light burden
meaning 2 easy шожда задача
easy task
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comment ЭрзРС 766
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme könnyű
meaning 1 light (of weight) könnyű teher
light load
direction
meaning 2 easy, simple könnyű kérdés
a simple question
reference Гальди 1974: 420
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme léttur
meaning 1 light (of weight) hann bar létta byrði á bakinu
he carried a light load on his back
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meaning 2 easy, simple flestar spurningarnar á prófinu voru léttar
most of the questions in the test were simple
reference ISLEX
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Itelmen
lexeme әмсхулаӽ
meaning 1 light (of weight)

мэсок әмсхулаӽ


light bag

direction
meaning 2 easy

соњԓэс, вэтвэт әмсхулаӽ


easy life, work

reference PIRS: 311
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ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Komi-Permyak
lexeme кокнит
meaning 1 light (of weight)
direction
meaning 2 easy, simple

кокнит удж, кокнит задача


easy work, easy task

reference <personally collected data>
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https://dict.fu-lab.ru/term?tid=1288240

ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme q’ezil
meaning 1 light, light-weight
direction
meaning 2 easy, simple кьезил месэла
easy problem
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comment (LezgRus 200)
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme qīng (輕)
meaning 1 light
direction
meaning 2 easy, simple
reference BKRS: 213 English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme lett
meaning 1 light (of weight) en lett bør
a light load
direction
meaning 2 simple et lett arbeid
simple work
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Osetin
lexeme ræw
meaning 1 light
meaning 2 easy
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comment ЭСИЯ 3, 65
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme легкий
meaning 1 light (weight) Это очень легкий чемодан.
This suitcase is very light
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meaning 2 easy, simple Это очень легкая задачка.
It is a very easy task.
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ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme лаган (lagan)
meaning 1 light (of weight) Izuzetno lagan ( 45 kg ) i zahvaljujući svojoj maloj masi i ugrađenim točkićima na zadnjoj strani omogućava lak i jednostavan transport.
Extremely light (45 kg) and thanks to its low weight and built-in wheels on the back allows easy and simple transport.
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meaning 2 easy, simple Ručni RF Detektor, vrlo je lagan za korišćenje.
Manual RF Detector is very easy to use.
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ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme lätt
meaning 1 light (of weight) en lätt väska
a light bag
direction
meaning 2 easy det är lätt för dig att säga
it is easy for you to say
reference SAO
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ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme fäkkʷis
meaning 1 'light, lightweight'
meaning 2 'easy, plain, simple'
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comment (KT 2715)
ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme hafif
meaning 1 light (of weight) hafif bavul
light (not heavy) suitcase
direction
meaning 2 easy hafif bir iş
easy work
reference Baskakov 1977: 374
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ACCEPTED Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme чиик
meaning 1 light (weight) чиик чүък
light cargo
meaning 2 simple, easy чиик ажыл
easy work
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