dark (adj.)
→
mad, insane
2 realizations
MACROAREA: Eurasia
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Internal cognates | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme 1 | балар (balar) | |
| lexeme 2 | балай (balai) | |
| meaning 1 | dark | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | mad, insane | |
| reference | BAMRS 2001-2002 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | мрак | |
| lexeme 2 | помрачение | |
| meaning 1 | darkness | за окном мрак it is completely dark outside |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | temporal madness, loosing of control | Помрачение длилось недолго The madness was short-term. |
| reference | NRC | |
| comment | ||