belt + negation marker young unmarried woman 2 realizations GROUP: Mongolic
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Buriat
lexeme 1 бэһэ (behe)
lexeme 2 бэһэгүй (behegüi)
meaning 1 belt + negation marker
direction
meaning 2 woman
reference Šagdarov, Čeremisov 2010
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Motivation
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 бүс (büs) + гүй (güi)
lexeme 2 бүсгүй (büsgüi)
meaning 1 belt + negation marker

сайхан бүс


beautiful belt

direction
meaning 2 young unmarried woman

сайхан бүсгүй


beautiful girl (young unmarried woman)

reference BAMRS 2001-2002
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