to soil, make dirty to disgrace, dishonor 17 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme μιαίνω
meaning 1 to soil
direction
meaning 2 to stain, to blemish (fig.)
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme lәkәlә-
meaning 1 to soil
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace
reference ARRAL: 175
comment The same in the Gagauz лекеле- ГРМС 317.
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Dagur
lexeme бажир
meaning 1 dirty, impure
direction
meaning 2 disgraceful, dishonoured, vile, shameful
reference Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 20
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme salir
meaning 1 to soil, make dirty Les enfants ont sali le parquet
The kids have made the parquet floor dirty
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace, dishonor un scandale qui salit un homme politique
a scandal that dishonors a politician
reference Larousse online
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme batakla-
meaning 1 to soil, to make dirty with mud
meaning 2 to discredit
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comment ГРМС 74.
NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Ingush
lexeme бIехде
meaning 1 to soil, make dirty
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace, dishonor
reference Bekova et al. 2009
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme sporcare
meaning 1 to soil, to make dirty, to stain
meaning 2 to dishonor, to abuse
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Kildin Saami
lexeme мāрръе
meaning 1 to soil, to make dirty, to smear мāрръе кӣдэтѣ поайнэнѣ
to stain walls with paint
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace, to blacken мāрръе кēнн-е нэ̄м
to foul smb's name
reference Kuruč 1985: 184
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme a înnegri
meaning 1 to soil, to stain, to make dirty
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace, to tar, to tarnish
reference DEX98
comment DRRS 1, 1139, DEX98
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme marat'
meaning 1 to soil, to make dirty, to smear (Dahl)
meaning 2 to besmear Янукович не хочет марать свою репутацию, помогая Ющенко.
Yanukovich does not want to soil his reputation by helping Yushchenko. (from the web)
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ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme pačkat'
meaning 1 to soli пачкать руки
to soil one's hands
meaning 2 to disgrace smn, to slander пачкать чьё-либо честное имя
to bring one's name down to the dirt
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ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 pjatno
lexeme 2 pjatnat'
meaning 1 spot
meaning 2 to smear пятнать чье-либо честное имя
to stain smb's name
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ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme ka(b)c’ub
meaning 1 to soil
meaning 2 to disgrace, to dishonour, to discredit
reference
comment (TabRus 187)
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme ruswaʁ
meaning 1 soiled русвагъ хьуб
to get dirty, stained
meaning 2 dishonoured русвагъ хьуб
to disgrace oneself
reference
comment (TabRus 262). The same in Lezgian (LezgRus 281).
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme çamurla-
meaning 1 to make dirty with mud
direction
meaning 2 to blur, to besmear (smn)
reference Baskakov 1977: 167
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NEW Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kirlet-
meaning 1 to soil, make dirty
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace, dishonor
reference Baskakov 1977: 553
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NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kirlet-
meaning 1 to soil, make dirty
direction
meaning 2 to disgrace, dishonor
reference Baskakov 1977: 553
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