yang (vs yin)
→
man (male)
2 realizations
MACROAREA: Eurasia
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexeme | yáng (陽 / 阳) | |
| meaning 1 | yang (vs yin) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | man; male gender; male nature | |
| reference | BKRS | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme | арга (arəɢ) | |
| meaning 1 | yang (vs yin), active principle of nature | арга билиг dual opposite principles of nature |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | male | |
| reference | BAMRS 2001-2002 | |
| comment | ||