dark (adj.) → ignorant 17 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 4550)
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme xavar
meaning 1 dark
meaning 2 ignorant
reference
comment АрмРС 290
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 13066)
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme zülmət
meaning 1 shadow, darkness gecənin zülmətində
in the darkness of night
direction →
meaning 2 ignorance zülmətdə yaşamaq
to live in ignorance
reference Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006: 2, 980
comment
NEW Realization 3 (ID: 33942)
type Polysemy
language Dagur
lexeme бургеен
meaning 1 unclear, obscure, dim
direction →
meaning 2 stupid
reference Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 29
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 5321)
type Polysemy
language Erzya
lexeme чопода
meaning 1 dark оршамс чопода платия
to put on a dark dress
meaning 2 ignorant чопода ломанть
dark people
reference
comment ЭрзРС 755
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 12530)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme sötét
meaning 1 dark (adj.) sötét szoba
a dark room
direction →
meaning 2 ignorant sötét fej
an ignorant person (lit. a dark head)
reference MEK 1978: 1219
comment
NEW Realization 6 (ID: 22719)
type Polysemy
language Ingush
lexeme баьдел
meaning 1 darkness
direction →
meaning 2 ignorant
reference Bekova et al. 2009: 158
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 3204)
type Polysemy
language Japanese
lexeme kurai (暗い)
meaning 1 dark 暗い所 kurai tokoro
a dark place
direction →
meaning 2 ignorant あの人は法律に暗い. Ano hito wa hōritsu ni kurai.
His knowledge of law is very poor.
reference
comment Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary. T.Watanabe, E.Skrzypczak, P.Snowden eds. Tokyo: Kenkyusha. 2003 (5th edition)
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 4092)
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme пемыдлун
meaning 1 darkness ывла пемыдлунас синъяс эс сразу велавны
it took time for the eyes to get used to the darkness of the street
meaning 2 ignorance вермасьны пемыдлункöд
to fight ignorance
reference
comment КомиРС 489
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 7924)
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme mič’i
meaning 1 dark мичIи йиф
dark night
meaning 2 ignorant
reference
comment (LezgRus 241). The same in Tabassaran (МУЧIУ), cf. (TabRus 238).
ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 5453)
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme àn
meaning 1 dark, gloomy, dim
meaning 2 ignorant
reference
comment БКРС 2450.
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 10511)
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme hēi
meaning 1 black, dark
direction →
meaning 2 ignorant, stupid
reference
comment БКРС 15836
ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 4887)
type Polysemy
language Moksha
lexeme шобда
meaning 1 dark
direction —
meaning 2 ignorant
reference Serebrennikov et al. 1998: 871
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 1870)
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme büdeg
meaning 1 dim, opaque
direction →
meaning 2 stupid, ignorant person
reference
comment БАМРС.
ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 1987)
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 bürheg
lexeme 2 bürheg haranhuy
meaning 1 dull, gloomy, murky
direction —
meaning 2 ignorance
reference
comment БАМРС. Cf. also мунхаг бүрхэг 'ignorance'
NEW Realization 15 (ID: 38810)
type Internal cognates
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme 1 балар (balar)
lexeme 2 балай (balai)
meaning 1 dull, dark
direction —
meaning 2 ignorant
reference BAMRS 2001-2002
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 5161)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme темный (temnyj)
meaning 1 dark «В темной комнате горит одна свеча.» И.С.Тургенев.
"In the dark room only one candle is burning" (I.S. Tourgenev)
direction —
meaning 2 ignoramus, dipstick «Внезапная мысль озарила наконец его темный умишко.» И.С.Тургенев
"A sudden thought flashed in finally his dark little mind" . Turgenev
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 9871)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme tamobhūta
meaning 1 covered with darkness
direction →
meaning 2 ignorant
reference MW
comment MW 438, Кочергина 236

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