to see/to look at
→
to know
11 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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type | Derivation | |
language | Ancient Greek | |
lexeme 1 | εἶδον (aor. 2, 1sg) | |
lexeme 2 | οἶδα (pf. 1sg) | |
meaning 1 | to see, to look | κατ᾽ ἐνῶπα ἰδεῖν; οἰκτρὸς ἰδεῖν to look in the face; one who looks miserable |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to be informed | τοῦ εἰδέναι ὀρέγεσθαι strive for knowledge |
reference | LSJ | |
comment | LSJ 482, 1201; Vanhove 2008: 341; Sweetser 1990: 33 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Geez | |
lexeme | ṭayyaḳa | |
meaning 1 | observe, look at, contemplate | wa-yəbelo ʔəgziʔabəḥer la-muse rad wa-ʔaydəʕomu la-ḥəzb ʔi-yəḳrabu ḫaba ʔəgziʔabəḥer la-ṭayyəḳo ‘and God said to Moses: go down and inform the people that they should not approach God in order to see (him)’ (Ex. 19:21) |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to know exactly, be certain, ascertain | tāʔamməri wa-təṭeyyəḳi kama yəmarrərakki ‘you are aware and you know how bitter it is for you’ (Jer. 2:19); ʔisrāʔel ʔi-ṭayyaḳanna ‘Israel did not know us’ (Jes. 63:16) |
reference | ||
comment | (LGz. 600; LLA 1245-1246). |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Geez | |
lexeme | rǝʔya | |
meaning 1 | to see | rǝʔya ḥǝlma 'he saw a dream' (Gen. 41:1); rǝʔiku bǝʔǝse yǝṣṣeʕan 'I saw a man riding' (Zach. 1:8) |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to know, to learn | wa-rǝʔi ʔǝnka wa-ʔaʔmǝr kama ʔalbo ʔǝkkit wǝsta ʔǝdeye 'and know and perceive that there is no evil in my hand' (1 Reg. 24:12); rǝʔikanu kama ʔangʷargʷaru farasāwǝyān ‘do you know that the Pharisees are grumbling’ (Matth. 15:12) |
reference | ||
comment | (LLA 296-297). |
NEW Realization 4 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Hungarian | |
lexeme | lát | |
meaning 1 | to see/to look at | Szemüveg nélkül nem látja a betűket. (S)he can't see the letters without glasses. |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to know | Látom én, hová akar kilyukadni. I know what you're getting at. |
reference | MEK 1978 | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Kaurna | |
lexeme | nakkondi | |
meaning 1 | to see/to look at | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to know | |
reference | Evans, Wilkins 2000: 551 | |
comment |
NEW Realization 6 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Kipeá (Kariri) | |
lexeme | neco | |
meaning 1 | to see | |
direction | — | |
meaning 2 | to know | |
reference | Azevedo 1965: 23, 25, 34 Mamiani 1698 [1942]: 30 GLD | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
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type | Cognates | |
language 1 | Latin | |
language 2 | Icelandic | |
lexeme 1 | video, -ere | |
lexeme 2 | vita | |
meaning 1 | to see | |
direction | — | |
meaning 2 | to know | |
reference | ||
comment | Cf. the Eng.wit, Germ. wissen |
ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
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type | Cognates | |
language | Russian | |
lexeme 1 | videt' | |
lexeme 2 | vedat' | |
meaning 1 | to see | |
direction | — | |
meaning 2 | to know | он не ведает что творит he doesn't know what he's doing |
reference | Vanhove 2008: 352 | |
comment |
NEW Realization 9 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Serbian | |
lexeme | видети (videti) | |
meaning 1 | to see/to look at | видети добро, видети море to see well, see the sea |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to know | Морам видети шта он намерава. I must know what he is up to. |
reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 146 | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Swahili | |
lexeme | ona | |
meaning 1 | to see, to notice | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to know | ona kwa vitendo to get to know by experience |
reference | ||
comment | Polikanov |
ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Warlpiri | |
lexeme | nyangu | |
meaning 1 | to see, watch, look at | |
direction | — | |
meaning 2 | to determine, find out | |
reference | Evans, Wilkins 2000: 551 | |
comment | MO |
cf. Viberg 1984:157-158