rain cloud 13 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Cognates
language 1 Bannoni (Tsunari)
language 2 Papitalai
lexeme 1 garau
lexeme 2 kandrah
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference ACD
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NEW Realization 2
type Syncretism
language Bengali
lexeme badol (বাদল)
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference English Wiktionary
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from Jain Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit vaddala (𑀯𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀮) 'cloud'

https://web.archive.org/web/20221111140549/https://accessibledictionary.gov.bd/bengali-to-bengali.php?q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2

https://web.archive.org/web/20210610013933/https://accessibledictionary.gov.bd/bengali-to-english/?q=%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2


NEW Realization 3
type Internal cognates
language Bengali
lexeme megh (মেঘ)
meaning 1 (Eastern Bengalian) rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference English Wiktionary
comment

Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022), Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Bengali Dictionaries] https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/bengali_query.py?qs=%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%98&searchhws=yes&matchtype=exact 

From  Sanskrit megha (মেঘ) 'cloud'

NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Bozo
lexeme hàbáà
meaning 1 (Kelenga) rain
direction
meaning 2 (Kelenga) cloud
reference Vydrin Comparative Mande
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NEW Realization 5
type Cognates
language 1 Dangedl
language 2 Ayabakan (Pakanha)
lexeme 1 wurrcvl
lexeme 2 wutca
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference EvoSem
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Gujarati
lexeme megh (મેઘ)
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference English Wiktionary
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From  Sanskrit megha (মেঘ) 'cloud'

Gujaratilexicon.com https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/gujarati-to-english-translation/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%98 

NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Juang (Munda)
lexeme gima
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference SEAlang Munda Languages Project
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NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Ligbi
lexeme kyí
meaning 1 (Numu) rain
direction
meaning 2 (Numu) cloud
reference Vydrin Comparative Mande
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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Marka-Dafing
lexeme sà̰
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference Vydrin Comparative Mande
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NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Oriya
lexeme barsha
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference Praharaj 1931-1940: 5404
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The source meaning is "rain", from Sanskrit varṣa. The same polysemy is observed already in Sanskrit, MW p 926.

NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Pali
lexeme megha
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference English Wiktionary PTS
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From  Sanskrit megha (মেঘ) 'cloud'

NEW Realization 12
type Derivation
language Tujia
lexeme 1 me2ze3
lexeme 2 me2la1ong3
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference STEDT
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NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Yir Yoront
lexeme yirrp, yirrpa, yirrpa
meaning 1 rain
direction
meaning 2 cloud
reference EvoSem
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