to untie, unbind
→
to solve (a problem)
18 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | λύω | |
| meaning 1 | untie | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to solve (paradox) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | The Old Greek word has been calqued into Lat. Absolvere, Slav. рЕшати. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | ḥalla | |
| meaning 1 | to untie | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to solve (a problem, a riddle) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Lane 619. Note a third meaning - 'to melt, to dissolve'. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Danish | |
| lexeme | løse | |
| meaning 1 | to untie, unbind | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to solve (a problem) | løse opgaven to solve the problem |
| reference | DDO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hausa | |
| lexeme | warwarē | |
| meaning 1 | unraveled, unwound (thread) from spool, unfolded (bundle of thread prepared for weaving) | |
| meaning 2 | explained, solved (problem) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | второе а - подчеркнуто | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hungarian | |
| lexeme | kibogoz | |
| meaning 1 | untie, unravel, undo | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | solve (figuratively), puzzle out | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Icelandic | |
| lexeme | leysa | |
| meaning 1 | untie | getur þú leyst hnútinn? can you untie the knot? |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to solve, to find a solution | hún leysir vanda viðskiptavina sinna eftir bestu getu she solves her clients' problems in the best way she can |
| reference | ISLEX | |
| comment | Берков | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Japanese | |
| lexeme | toku | |
| meaning 1 | untie | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | solve (a puzzle, equation, difficult question) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Korean | |
| lexeme | phulta | |
| meaning 1 | unties, unfastens | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | pacifies, solves (a problem...) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kwamera | |
| lexeme | -oseri | |
| meaning 1 | unroll, unwind | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | solve, explain | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | solvo, -ere | |
| meaning 1 | to untie | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to solve | |
| reference | ||
| comment | (Glare 11) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Norwegian | |
| lexeme | løse | |
| meaning 1 | to untie, unbind | løse en knute to loose a knot |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to solve (a problem) | løse et praktisk problem to solve a practical problem |
| reference | BO | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Oromo | |
| lexeme 1 | hiika (verb) | |
| lexeme 2 | hiika (noun) | |
| meaning 1 | to loosen, untie | Gammaccuun sa'a hiikee margatti geesse 'Gammaccuu untied the cow and led it to the grass' |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | solution | Wald'aba kanaa hiika barbaccaafii c'arraagaa jira 'He is making progress in finding a solution for this conflict' |
| reference | Gragg 1982: 207 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swahili | |
| lexeme | fundua | |
| meaning 1 | undo a knot, untie | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | explain a difficulty | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swedish | |
| lexeme | lösa | |
| meaning 1 | to untie, unbind | lösa knuten to loose a knot |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to solve (a problem) | lösa gåtor to solve riddles |
| reference | SAO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | fätḥe | |
| meaning 1 | to untie, undo | näza baḳ̌li män fätiḥuwwa 'who untied this mule?' |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to translate, to decipher, solve (a riddle), to figure s.th. out, to resolve (a problem) | kod fätḥe 'to decode, decipher' |
| reference | ||
| comment | K 2689 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | çöz- | |
| meaning 1 | untie, unravel, disentangle | ayakkabının bağını çöz- to unlace boots |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | solve (an equation), solve (a problem, cipher), decipher | anlaşmazlıkları çöz- to resolve the differences |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180. ТуРС 200. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Vietnamese | |
| lexeme | giai | |
| meaning 1 | untie | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | explain, solve (a problem, puzzle) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Zulu | |
| lexeme | qaqa | |
| meaning 1 | rip up, rip open, undo a seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | explaiine a difficulty | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Haser 2000, 180 | |