The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

to wrinkle (face, cloth) → to diminish 1 realization Unique

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme		атирах (atirax)
meaning 1	to wrinkle (face, cloth)	духаа атируулах to wrinkle one's forehead
direction	→
meaning 2	to shorten, diminish	аргамаг хүлэг сумлан хатирахад аяны зам товчрон атирдаг a long journey is shortened when a good horse rushes like an arrow;
reference		BAMRS 2001-2002
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