The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2
9388		dirty	→	obscene	Open
1123		to soil, make dirty	→	to disgrace, dishonor	Open

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ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		English
lexeme		spot
meaning 1	round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc.	to leave, make a spot
direction	→
meaning 2	disgrace	the only spot on the family name
reference
comment		Cf. the same in the word stain.

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		English
lexeme		stain
meaning 1	discolored spot or area
direction	→
meaning 2	blemish on one's character or reputation
reference		NBARS English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Polysemy
language		Juhuri (Judeo-Tat)
lexeme		loko
meaning 1	spot, stain
direction	→
meaning 2	shame, a flaw on one’s reputation
reference		<personally collected data>
comment		Агарунов Татско (еврейско)-русский словарь 1997

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Polysemy
language		Latin
lexeme		macula
meaning 1	spot, stain
direction	→
meaning 2	mark of shame or disgrace; a stigma, brand, or blight
reference		Lewis, Short
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type		Polysemy
language		Lezgian
lexeme		leke
meaning 1	spot, blotch	ивид леке blood stain
meaning 2	shame, disgrace
reference
comment		(LezgRus 223)

ACCEPTED Realization 6
type		Polysemy
language		Portuguese
lexeme		mácula
meaning 1	spot, stain
direction	→
meaning 2	a flaw on one’s character or reputation
reference		DPLP
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type		Polysemy
language		Russian
lexeme		пятно (pjatno)
meaning 1	spot	a. Руки в чернильных пятнах 'hands stained with ink'. Пятно на скатерти 'stain on the tablecloth'.
direction	—
meaning 2	something discrediting	Если в ней [в совести] единое пятно, единое случайно завелося, тогда - беда. (Пушкин) 'If there is even one stain on it (conscience), even if it is just one and got there by chance, it is a trouble.' (Pushkin)
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type		Polysemy
language		Rutul
lexeme		лекаь
meaning 1	spot, stain
direction	→
meaning 2	shame
reference		<personally collected data>
comment		Джамалов Рутульско-русский словарь

ACCEPTED Realization 9
type		Polysemy
language		Swahili
lexeme		doa
meaning 1	spot, stain
direction	→
meaning 2	shame
reference		Polikanov
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NEW Realization 10
type		Polysemy
language		Turkish
lexeme		leke
meaning 1	spot, stain	leke çıkarmak to get rid of stains
direction	→
meaning 2	disgrace	bu adamın hiç bir lekesi yoktur This man is not compromised (lit. has no stains)
reference		Baskakov 1977: 587
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