fox (Vulpes vulpes) cunning person 25 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Finnish
Lexeme kettu
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Lezgian
Lexeme sik’
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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Comment (LezgRus 293)
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme κίνᾰδος
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Armenian
Lexeme ałves
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning dog (cunning person)
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Comment АрмРС 17
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Spanish
Lexeme zorro
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger, swindler
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Comment Narumov 1995: 807
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme fox
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Derivation
Language Latin
Lexeme 1 vulpes
Lexeme 2 vulpio
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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Comment Glare 2100
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme lisa
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox (colloq.) Опять эта лиса ко мне подъезжает с разговорами
'This cunning dog is again approaching me with conversations'
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Moksha
Lexeme келазь
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
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Comment МокшРС 243
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Derivation
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme ἀλώπηξ
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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Comment LSJ 75
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Gagauz
Lexeme tilki
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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Comment ГРМС 470. Cf. Also the verb тилкилеш- 'to become cunning'. Also the Turk. Tilki
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Tibetan
Lexeme wa-skyes
Meaning 1 fox (lit. born from a fox)
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Meaning 2 cunning fox, crafty person
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Comment Рерих VIII, 45.
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Swedish
Lexeme räv
Meaning 1 fox jaga räv
'to hunt foxes'
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Meaning 2 cunning person den gamle räven har an­tytt att han tänker av­gå, men många tror att det bara är ett taktiskt drag
'the old fox has hinted that he was thinking about leaving, but many people think that it is just a tactical move'
Reference SAO
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ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Tabassaran
Lexeme sul
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
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Comment (TabRus 273)
ACCEPTED Realization 15
Type Polysemy
Language Icelandic
Lexeme refur
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox
Reference ISLEX
Comment skjóta e-m ref fyrir rass 'to deceieve smn'
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Kabardian
Lexeme baže
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 sly dog (cunning person)
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Comment СКЧЯ: 31, also Adyg. Баджэ АдРС 25
ACCEPTED Realization 17
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme kitsune (狐)
Meaning 1 fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning fox, dodger
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Comment EDICT.
ACCEPTED Realization 18
Type Polysemy
Language Erzya
Lexeme ривезь
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning person, flatterer
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Comment ЭрзРС 551
ACCEPTED Realization 19
Type Polysemy
Language Albanian
Lexeme dhelpër
Meaning 1 fox
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Meaning 2 cunning fox
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ACCEPTED Realization 20
Type Polysemy
Language Norwegian
Lexeme rev
Meaning 1 fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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Meaning 2 cunning person være en gammel rev
'to be an old fox'
Reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 21
Type Polysemy
Language Danish
Lexeme ræv
Meaning 1 fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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Meaning 2 cunning person Man har karikeret mig som lukket, en snedig ræv
'I have been depicted as a reserved person, a cunning fox'
Reference DDO
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NEW Realization 22
Type Polysemy
Language Hungarian
Lexeme róka
Meaning 1 fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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Meaning 2 cunning person
Reference Žarinova 2006: 28
Comment
NEW Realization 23
Type Derivation
Language Tuvan
Lexeme 1 кажар кызыл
Lexeme 2 кажар
Meaning 1 (euphemism) fox
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning
Reference Suvandii 2016: 139
Comment lit. 'cunning red'. Western and Central dialects
NEW Realization 24
Type Polysemy
Language Abaza
Lexeme бага / baga
Meaning 1 fox (Vulpes vulpes)
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Meaning 2 cunning person
Reference Tugov 1967
Comment
NEW Realization 25
Type Derivation
Language Nivkh
Lexeme 1 к’еӄ
Lexeme 2 к’еӄумгу
Meaning 1 fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Direction
Meaning 2 cunning treacherous woman
Reference Savel'eva, Taksami 1970: 130
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