head mind (n.) 22 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Abaza
lexeme qa
meaning 1 head qa zqw ʕʷətʃ’ʕʷəs
smart person, a person with a head
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)
reference Tugov 1967
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Borrowing
language 1 Buriat
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 толгой
lexeme 2 талагой (talagoj)
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 head, mind, intelligence, smart person
reference
comment in the Russian idioms of Buryatiya Аникин 2000, 529
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme glava
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)

pametna glava, šuplja glava


smart person, hollow head (stupid person)

reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme hoved
meaning 1 head løfte hovedet
to raise one’s head
direction
meaning 2 mind, memory tankerne flyver/farer gennem hovedet
throughts are running through one’s head
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Dutch
lexeme kop
meaning 1 head
meaning 2 intelligence
reference
comment Similarly the Germ. Kopf (Аркадьев 2002, 64-65)
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme head
meaning 1 to move one's head
to shake one's head
meaning 2 accounts which he kept in his head
accounts which he kept in his head
reference
comment The Germanic lexeme has the polysemy of this type in: Dutch, Swedish, Danish; in derived words also in Old Icelandic (Аркадьев 2002, 64-65)
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme tête
meaning 1 head lever la tête
to raise one’s head
direction
meaning 2 mind, intellectual faculty (avoir, être) une bonne tête; grosse tête
to have a good head; an intellectual
reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Semantic evolution
language Irish Gaelic
lexeme ceann
meaning 1 head

Mo cheann


Ta ceann maith aige

direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)

My head


He has a good head, he is clever

reference Ó Dónaill 1977: 204
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Japanese
lexeme atama (頭)
meaning 1 head 私は頭を数回振った
I shook my head a few times.
direction
meaning 2 intelligence, brain 今日は頭がさえません
My brain doesn't seem to be working well today.
reference
comment EDICT.
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Kildin Saami
lexeme вуэййв
meaning 1 head выгклэ вӯйвэнѣ
to shake one's head
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.) тэдт олма лӣ вӯйвэнѣ; вуэйвлесьт воаррад
This person is smart (has a head), has a calculating mind
reference Kuruč 1985: 60
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ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Lak
lexeme bak'
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 head (mind) бакI бусса инсан
smart person, a person with a brain
reference
comment (Khajdakov 1962: 50)
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme q’il
meaning 1 head
meaning 2 intelligence, mind кьил авай инсан
intelligent, wise person (=having a head)
reference
comment (LezgRus 203). The same in Tabassaran (КIУЛ), cf. (TabRus 214).
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme kelle
meaning 1 head
meaning 2 intelligence ам гзаф келле авайди я
He has a brain, he is intelligent.
reference
comment (LezgRus 155)
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Meadow Mari
lexeme вуй
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)
reference Marij jylme muter
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme gaval
meaning 1 skull гавалд чинь гараа угаамз
I will wash my hands in your skull
meaning 2 wise head, ckever cookie
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme hode
meaning 1 head ha vondt i hodet
to have a headache
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.) ha hodet fullt av planer; bruke hodet
to have a head full of plans; to think
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme 1 голова (golova)
lexeme 2 golova
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 intellect, mind У этого парня хорошая голова
This guy is clever.
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Cf. also Х - это голова (=intelligent, knowledgeable)

Ср. также идиомы включи голову, не бери в голову, голова идет кругом и т.п.

ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme келле
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 mind, intelligence
reference Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 183-184
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ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme глава (glava)
meaning 1 head

Uvek me boli glava kad je ovakvo vreme.


I always get a headache when the weather is like this.

direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)

имати добру главу


to be clever

reference CLARIN.SI Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 194
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ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme kichwa
meaning 1 head ninaumwa nа kichwa
my head is aching
meaning 2 intelligence kichwa baridi
a clear head, a lucid mind
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme huvud
meaning 1 head ha ont i huvudet
to have a headache
direction
meaning 2 mind, memory hon har ett gott huvud; han har huvudet fullt av idéer
she has a good head; is head is full of ideas
reference SAO
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ACCEPTED Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kafa
meaning 1 head
direction
meaning 2 mind (n.)

kafasıyla çalışmak


to do an intellectual labour

reference Baskakov 1977: 495
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