to end, finish → to die 15 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Asturian
lexeme acabar
meaning 1 to end, finish
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference DLA
comment
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Basque
lexeme akabatu
meaning 1 to end, finish
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference Баскско-русский, русско-баскский словарь 1997: 6
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme bit-
meaning 1 to terminate, to end, to run out
meaning 2 to die
reference
comment ГРМС 87. Cf. Yakut. бүт- 'to finish; to die'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme sonal-
meaning 1 to finish, to terminate, to be completed, to run out
meaning 2 to die
reference
comment ГРМС 426.
NEW Realization 5
type Derivation
language Ingush
lexeme 1 яла
lexeme 2 ялар
meaning 1 to end, finish
direction →
meaning 2 to die атта ялар хилар цун
he had an easy death
reference Bekova et al. 2009
comment Ялар is a masdar from яла. Also дала 'to end, finish', 'to die'
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme тюгянь
meaning 1 to be fulfilled, executed
meaning 2 to finish, to die
reference
comment КРПС 569.
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme эштыны
meaning 1 to terminate кöдзöм эштöма водз
seeding time was over early
direction →
meaning 2 to die эштыны коз пу улын
to die under a fir tree
reference
comment КомиРС 769
NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme бырны
meaning 1 to run out
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme kütäh xun
meaning 1 to finish (=to become finished)
meaning 2 to die
reference
comment (LezgRus 171)
NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme sfârși
meaning 1 to end, finish
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference DEX98
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 кончить
lexeme 2 скончаться
meaning 1 to finish
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference <personally collected data>
comment Cf. "кончина" = death.
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme anta
meaning 1 end , limit , boundary , term
direction →
meaning 2 end of life , death , destruction
reference MW
comment MW 42 Also svānta 'death' from sva + anta lit. 'one's one end' Кочергина 766
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme saṅsthā
meaning 1 to come to an end , perish , be lost
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference MW
comment MW 1121, Кочергина 671
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme das
meaning 1 to terminate
direction ←
meaning 2 to perish
reference
comment Кочергина 263
NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Thai
lexeme sîn (สิ้น)
meaning 1 to end, terminate
direction →
meaning 2 to die
reference SEAlang Thai
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