mute, dumb
→
quiet (vs. loud)
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Azerbaijani | |
| lexeme | lal | |
| meaning 1 | dumb | anadangəlmə lal dumb from birth |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | quiet, noiseless | lal səhralar, lal gecələr, lal çaylar silent deserts, silent streets, quiet rivers |
| reference | Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006: 2, 245 ARRAL: 174 | |
| comment | From Farsi lâl 'mute', 'speechless'. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Italian | |
| lexeme | muto | |
| meaning 1 | dumb | muto dalla nascita dumb by birth |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | quiet (vs. loud) | strade mute silent streets |
| reference | Zor'ko et al. 2002 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | немой (nemoj) | |
| meaning 1 | mute | немой внезапно заговорил The mute suddenly started speaking |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | quiet, noiseless (bookish) | немая ночь quiet night |
| reference | BAS: 7, 976-977 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tabassaran | |
| lexeme | лал (lal) | |
| meaning 1 | dumb | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | quiet (vs. loud) | яркур лал дубхьна silently stands the forest |
| reference | TabRus: 216 | |
| comment | ||