quiet (vs. loud)
→
slow (adj.)
23 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3941 | slow (adj.) | — | calm | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | ḳäss alä | |
| Meaning 1 | 'to do s.th. slowly, to slow down, be or go slow' | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | 'to speak softly or quietly' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | K 750.Cp.bäḳässǝta 'softly, in a low voice; slowly, patiently' (K 750) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Azerbaijani | |
| Lexeme | asta | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow, careful | |
| Reference | ARRAL: 22 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Buriat | |
| Lexeme | a:lin | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | Šagdarov, Čeremisov 2010: 21 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Buriat | |
| Lexeme | аажам | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | Čeremisov 1973: 16-17 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | аракӯкāн, аракӯн | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly | би синӈи гиркис эчэв биси, - аракукан Сергей гунэн I'm not your comrade, - Sergey said quietly. |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly | нуӈартын окин-да аракукан дэгдевкил they always fly very slowly |
| Reference | Boldyrev 2000: 1, 41 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gawwada (Ale) | |
| Lexeme | lokko | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | World Loanword Database | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gurindji | |
| Lexeme | yamak | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | World Loanword Database | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hanunoo | |
| Lexeme | ma-dáhan | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | акъыртынлыкъ | |
| Meaning 1 | sluggishness, tardiness | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | silence | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | КРПС 60 | |
| NEW Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karelian | |
| Lexeme | hil'l'a | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | Zajkov, Rugoeva 1999: 29 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kazakh | |
| Lexeme | ақырын | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly, carefully | |
| Reference | Syzdykova, Xusain (eds.) 2008: 50 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ket | |
| Lexeme | unat | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | World Loanword Database | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khamnigan Mongol | |
| Lexeme | aali | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 9 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | яваш (jawaš) | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet | яваш ванцелди in a low voice |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow | яваш хьун to slow down |
| Reference | LezgRus: 399 | |
| Comment | Turkic loan. | |
| NEW Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | lahan ~ perlahan | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Moksha | |
| Lexeme | савор | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet | савор корхтама quiet conversation |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow | савор молемс to walk slowly |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | МокшРС 593 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | încet | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet | melodie înceată low melody |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow | mers încet slow walk |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Comment | DEX98, DRRS 1, 1092-1093, DER 419-420 from the Lat. quietus 'quiet' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | тихий (tihij) | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet, gentle | тихий голос low voice |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow | тихий ход slow speed |
| Reference | BAS | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | полако (polako) | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly (vs. loudly) | полако говорити speak quietly |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly | полако трчати run slowly |
| Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 963 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | despacio | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly | haga el favor de hablar mas despacio Speak gently please! |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly | condujeron mas despacio They were driving the car more slowly. |
| Reference | Narumov 1995: 289 | |
| Comment | From de + espacio 'space' | |
| NEW Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tibetan | |
| Lexeme | dalba | |
| Meaning 1 | quiet (vs. loud) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| Reference | Marrison 1967 | |
| Comment | CLICS-3 |
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| NEW Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tofa | |
| Lexeme | арғалап | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly | арғалап сооданнам! talk quietly! |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly | арғалап чораан was driving slowly |
| Reference | Rassadin 2016: 35 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yakut | |
| Lexeme | оргууй | |
| Meaning 1 | quietly | оргууй саҥар to speak softly |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | slowly | оргууй бар- to walk slowly |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ЯРС 276. | |