nail (body part)
—
claw
41 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1203 | nail (body part) | — | hoof | Open |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Abaza | |
| Lexeme | щапIхыса | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part, on foots) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | Tugov 1967: 451 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Adyghe | |
| Lexeme | ƛebžan | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (on toes) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | (animals, birds) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | АдРС 191 | |
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | ṭəfər | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | AED: 2195 | |
| Comment | Also 'hoof' |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | ὄνυξ | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | LSJ 1234 | |
| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Balinese | |
| Lexeme | kuku | |
| Meaning 1 | (low register) nail (finger, toe) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEALang Balinese | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Batsbi | |
| Lexeme 1 | mʕayrĭ | |
| Lexeme 2 | mʕayrĭ | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | Kadagidze & Kadagidze 1984: 461 | |
| Comment | Also mꞷajrî (Bertlani (ed.) 2013, 176) | |
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Burmese | |
| Lexeme | leʔ θé (လက်သည်း) | |
| Meaning 1 | finger nails | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw; talon | |
| Reference | SEAlang Burmrse | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Chukchee | |
| Lexeme | вагылгын | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | Moll, Inènlikèj 1957: 18 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Arabic | |
| Lexeme | ḏ̣ufr-, ḏ̣ifr- | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | talon, claw | |
| Reference | Lane: 1912 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | ṣəfr | |
| Meaning 1 | fingernail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | LGz. 549 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hausa | |
| Lexeme | akaifa | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | also 'pincer'. Хауса 18 | |
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | gapás | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | kalalót | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | 'Nail, claw or anything else used for scratching, scraping, digging out earth, etc' | |
| NEW Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | kokó | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | kokó | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ilocano | |
| Lexeme | kuku | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Ilocano | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | kuku | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (of finger or toe) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Itelmen | |
| Lexeme | кʼуфкʼуф | |
| Meaning 1 | claw | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | nail | |
| Reference | Volodin, Xalojmova 1989: 40 PIRS: 124 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Javanese | |
| Lexeme | kanaka | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Javanese | |
| Comment | Register: krama inggil | |
| NEW Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Javanese | |
| Lexeme | kuku | |
| Meaning 1 | fingernail, toenail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Javanese | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ket | |
| Lexeme | iń | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Старостин 1995, 195 | |
| NEW Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khmer | |
| Lexeme | krɑcɑɑk | |
| Meaning 1 | (finger or toe) nail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw; talon | |
| Reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Koryak | |
| Lexeme | вагылӈын | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | Moll 1960: 14 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | nā kʰá | |
| Meaning 1 | fingernail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw; talon | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | From Pali | |
| NEW Realization 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | lēp | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | kuku | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Maori | |
| Lexeme | matikuku | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | Pare: Kua oti anō i ngā kōtiro rā te whakapaipai tō rāua rūma? Rangi: Nōhea hoki! E warea kētia ana ki te whakapaipai i ō rāua matikuku Pare: Have those girls finished tidying their room yet? Rangi: No way! They're too busy beautifying their nails. |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | Tāna kai ko ngā kurī pakupaku o te koraha; he mea hopu ki ōna matikuku ka kāhakina ki tōna kōhanga ki runga pari ki reira āta kai ai Its food is small animals of the open areas, which are caught with its claws and carried off to its nest on cliff tops where it slowly eats them. |
| Reference | MD | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Maranao | |
| Lexeme | kanoko | |
| Meaning 1 | fingernail; toenail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Maranao | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Modern Mon | |
| Lexeme | hənem | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Mon | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Moksha | |
| Lexeme | кенже | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | керомс кенчт to cut nails |
| Meaning 2 | claw | офтонь кенчт bear claws |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | МокшРС 248, the same in Erzya Эрз 253 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Old East Slavic | |
| Language 2 | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | ногъть | |
| Lexeme 2 | nogot' | |
| Meaning 1 | nail, claw | |
| Meaning 2 | nail | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (Sreznevskij 462-463) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romani | |
| Lexeme | naj | |
| Meaning 1 | nail, toe nail | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | East Slovak Romani | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 33 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | kogot' | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (human) | Обрежь свои когти-то. Эка, парень, когти-те отростил. Кохоть чой-то болит. Cut off your claws! Look, boy, you let your claws glow like that! My claw is hurting. |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | СРНГ 15: 44 | |
| NEW Realization 34 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Selkup | |
| Lexeme | кад ~ ӄад | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 35 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Shan | |
| Lexeme 1 | nep5 | |
| Lexeme 2 | nep5 tin1 | |
| Meaning 1 | fingernail or toenail | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | toenail; claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Shan | |
| Comment | tin1 'foot; bottom' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 36 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | uña | |
| Meaning 1 | nail | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Lat. unguis 'nail, claw' Narumov 1995, 773; cf. Also French ongle 'nail; claw'. | |
| NEW Realization 37 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme | lép | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (of the finger or toe) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 38 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme | ṣəfri | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | TED: 2627 | |
| Comment | Also 'talon, hoof'. |
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| NEW Realization 39 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | hilb | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 408 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 40 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | móng | |
| Meaning 1 | nail (body part) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw; talon | |
| Reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 41 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Waray | |
| Lexeme | kuló | |
| Meaning 1 | nails of the hands and feet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | claw of an animal | |
| Reference | SEAlang Waray | |
| Comment | ||