<thorny plant> → goldfinch (Carduelis) 8 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 4801)
type Derivation
language Ancient Greek
lexeme 1 ἄκανθα
lexeme 2 ἀκανθίς, ἀκανθυλλίς
meaning 1 thorn
direction →
meaning 2 young goldfinch
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NEW Realization 2 (ID: 19889)
type Polysemy
language Batsbi
lexeme 1 birḳ
lexeme 2 birḳẽ ⱨac̣uḳ
meaning 1 bur
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch (Carduelis)
reference Mikeladze, Gigashvili 2012: 130
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 4180)
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Distel
lexeme 2 Distelfink
meaning 1 thistle
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 3380)
type Derivation
language Latin
lexeme 1 carduus
lexeme 2 carduelis
meaning 1 thistle
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch
reference
comment Glare 277
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 8252)
type Derivation
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 dagy˜s
lexeme 2 dagìlis
meaning 1 thistle
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch
reference
comment LRŽ 133
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 4512)
type Derivation
language Macedonian
lexeme 1 трн (trn)
lexeme 2 трнарче (trnarče)
meaning 1 thorn
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch
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NEW Realization 7 (ID: 22936)
type Cognates
language 1 Slovenian
language 2 Serbian
lexeme 1 češljíga
lexeme 2 чешљугар (češljugar)
meaning 1 a species of thistle
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch (Carduelis) Češljugari u fazi razmnožavanja imaju bijel kljun, sa sivkastom ili crnkastom tačkom na vrhu.
Goldfinches in the breeding phase have a white beak, with a grayish or blackish spot on the tip.
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NEW Realization 8 (ID: 22937)
type Cognates
language 1 Slovenian
language 2 Croatian
lexeme 1 češljíga
lexeme 2 češljugar
meaning 1 a species of thistle
direction →
meaning 2 goldfinch (Carduelis)
reference HJP
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