donkey
→
zebra
5 realizations
Multi-area
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Arabic | |
| lexeme | ḥimār al-waḥš (حِمَار الْوَحْش) | |
| meaning 1 | wild donkey | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | zebra | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Arabic | |
| lexeme 1 | ḥimār (حِمَار) | |
| lexeme 2 | ḥimār az-zarad (حِمَار الزَّرَد) | |
| meaning 1 | donkey | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | zebra | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | zarad 'coat of mail' |
|
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Middle Persian (Pahlavi) | |
| language 2 | Farsi | |
| lexeme 1 | gwl (gōr) | |
| lexeme 2 | gōr / gur (گور) | |
| meaning 1 | onager, wild ass | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (archaic) zebra | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press gurxar (گورخر) 'zebra' from gur + xar (خر) 'donkey' |
|
| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Scottish Gaelic | |
| lexeme 1 | asal + stiallach | |
| lexeme 2 | asal-stiallach | |
| meaning 1 | donkey + striped | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | zebra | |
| reference | Dwelly 1911 | |
| comment | MacLeod, Rev. Norman & Dewar, Rev. Daniel. A dictionary of the Gaelic language, in two parts Glasgow: W.R. M'Phun (1839), p.1005. |
|
| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Swahili | |
| lexeme 1 | punda + milia | |
| lexeme 2 | punda milia | |
| meaning 1 | donkey + stripes | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | zebra | |
| reference | Polikanov | |
| comment | ||