to die → to want 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme mʷač
meaning 1 one who is dying, moribund, mortal
direction →
meaning 2 one who is crazy about something (with the preposition lä) yämähal agär wändoč läset mʷač səlähonu bäḳällalu yəmmoññallu 'since Amhara men are crazy about women, they are easily fooled'
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comment (K 307).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme die
meaning 1
direction →
meaning 2 he is dying for a drink
He is dying for alcohol
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comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme umirat'
meaning 1 to die
direction →
meaning 2 to die умираю спать хочу
I am dying for a nap
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comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme fa
meaning 1 to die fa baridi; fa maji; fa njaa; fa uzazi
to freeze; to drown; to die with starvation, to die at childbirth
direction →
meaning 2 to desire (smth, smn)
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comment The second meaning is colloquial Polikanov

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