to change (tr.) ↔ to change clothes 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme μεταμφτιάζω
meaning 1 to exchange (amth for amth)
direction ←
meaning 2 to change clothes (med.)
reference
comment от ἀμφτιάζω 'to wrap, to encompass, to cover'.
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Batsbi
lexeme xarcdalar
meaning 1 to change (intr.)
direction →
meaning 2 to change clothes
reference Bertlani (ed.) 2018: 207
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme change
meaning 1 to change
meaning 2 to change (clothes) to change for dinner
to change for dinner
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme shift
meaning 1 to change
meaning 2 to change clothes (scot.)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme changer
meaning 1 to change changer ses projets
to change one's plans
direction —
meaning 2 to change (clothes) changer un enfant
to put clean clothes on the child
reference CNRTL
comment Cf. A more frequent use se changer 'to change (clothes)'
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language Spanish
lexeme 1 cambiar
lexeme 2 cambiarse
meaning 1 to change
meaning 2 to change (clothes)
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 156
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Udihe
lexeme кала-
meaning 1 to change
meaning 2 to change (clothes)
reference
comment Кормушин 1998, 244

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