to wipe to destroy, annihilate 3 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme баллах (ballax)
meaning 1 to wipe

ханан дээр эрээчсэн зүйлийг баллах


to wipe off the inscription from the wall

direction
meaning 2 to destroy, annihilate

1) голомтоор нь баллах

2) нэрээ баллах


1) to destroy completely
2) to loose one's reputation

reference BAMRS 2001-2002
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme стереть
meaning 1 to wipe, to erase, to rub out

стереть с доски


to clean the blackboard

direction
meaning 2 to destroy, annihilate

стереть город с лица земли


to destroy the town completely

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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme silmek
meaning 1 to wipe

Ellerimi silmek için o küçük nemli havlulardan birini alabilir miyim?


Could I get one of those small damp towels for wiping my hands?

direction
meaning 2 to destroy, delete

Tom yanlışlıkla harici hard disklerden birindeki tüm dosyaları sildi.


Tom accidentally deleted all the files on one of his external hard disks.

reference Baskakov 1977: 778 glosbe.com
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