donkey zebra 5 realizations Multi-area
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>
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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>
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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>
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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.
Thomson, Derick S. The New English-Gaelic Dictionary Glasgow: Gairm (1994), p.241

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
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