mute, dumb stupid 9 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme dida, dəda
meaning 1 ‘dumb, mute’ dänḳoronna dəda hono näw yätäwällädäw
‘he was born deaf and dumb’ (Leslau 1973:363)
meaning 2 ‘idiot’
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comment (K 1824)
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Burmese
lexeme á
meaning 1 to be sharpened
direction
meaning 2 to be stupid, silly
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comment Novikov et al. 1976, 586
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme dumb
meaning 1 dumb deaf and dumb from birth
congenitaly deaf and mute
meaning 2 stupid, dim He is that dumb, if you'll pardon the word, madam, that not a bit of sense could I get out of him.
Он такой болван, простите за выражение, мадам, что я не смог добиться от него ничего осмысленного (Лингво)
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Kaulong
lexeme peh-peh
meaning 1 mute, dumb
direction
meaning 2 stupid
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 358
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Cognates
language 1 Kazakh
language 2 Uighur
lexeme 1 сақав
lexeme 2 сахо
meaning 1 dumb
meaning 2 stupid
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comment Uyghur dial. - ЭСТЯ 7, 161
NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme мутав (mutav)
meaning 1 mute, dumb

Кad krene himna treba svi da je pevaju, iz poštovanja prema svojoj zemlji, da svi vide kako pevaš himnu svoje države a ne da ćutis kao mutav.


When the anthem starts, everyone should sing it, out of respect for their country, so that everyone can see how you sing the anthem of your country and not be silent like a mute.

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meaning 2 stupid

Nisu ljdui mutavi kad menjaju auto na svake 4-5 godine. Možda deluje da je skuplje ali u stvari je jeftinije.


People are not stupid when they change their car every 4-5 years. It may seem more expensive, but in fact it is cheaper.

reference РСЈ: 744 PDRS (Serbian Web)
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme mudo
meaning 1 dumb
direction
meaning 2 stupid
reference Narumov 1995
comment Second meaning in Ecuador
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Tibetan
lexeme lkugs-pa
meaning 1 dumb
meaning 2 stupid
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comment Рерих I, 142.
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme bäham
meaning 1 'mute, dumb'
direction
meaning 2 'foolish, silly, imbecile'
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comment KT 1082. Cf. Arab. bhm 'to be mute'