dirty
→
bad (ethically)
24 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Armenian | |
| lexeme | kałtat | |
| meaning 1 | dirty, solied | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | mean, base, vile | |
| reference | ||
| comment | АрмРС 346 | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Croatian | |
| lexeme | blato | |
| meaning 1 | dirt | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | moral depravity, vice, social bottom | |
| reference | HJP | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Croatian | |
| lexeme | prljav | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | prljava odjeća dirty clothes |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad (ethically) | prljav postupak bad deed |
| reference | HJP | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Dagur | |
| lexeme | лайбэр | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mean, vile, bad | |
| reference | Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 103 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Danish | |
| lexeme | beskidt | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad (ethically), criminal | beskidte kneb dirty tricks |
| reference | DDO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | dirty | |
| meaning 1 | ||
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | dishonest (behaviour) | dirty money dirty money |
| reference | ||
| comment | Dirty in the sense of "morally unclean" has been attested since 1599 (www.etymonline.com) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | filthy | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | mean, disgusting | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Farsi | |
| lexeme | چرکین čerkin | |
| meaning 1 | dirty, untidy | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | unpleasant, hideous | |
| reference | Rubinčik 1970: 466 | |
| comment | ПРС 264. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | sale | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | assiette sale a dirty plate |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | disgusting, hideous | sale affaire dirty affair |
| reference | CNRTL | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gagauz | |
| lexeme | mındar | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | filthy affair | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ГРМС 336. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | unsauber | |
| meaning 1 | dirty, untidy | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ein unsauberer Bursche bad boy |
|
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | schmutzig | |
| meaning 1 | dirty, untidy | schmutzig werden, sich schmutzig machen to get stained, to get dirty |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | disgusting, mean, nasty | schmutzige Geschäfte treiben, schmutzige Konkurrenz to be involved in shady business, dishonest competition |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Italian | |
| lexeme | sporco | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | disgusting, nasty, false | azione sporca nasty act |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Koryak | |
| lexeme | ныӈайӄыинӄ | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | bad | |
| reference | ||
| comment | КорРС 79 | |
| NEW Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme | бузар | |
| meaning 1 | dirt, faeces | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad, disgusting thing | |
| reference | BAMRS 2001-2002 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Norwegian | |
| lexeme | skitten | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | være skitten på hendene to have dirty hands |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad (ethically) | en skitten handel a dirty bargain |
| reference | BO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | grjaznyj | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | грязные руки dirty hands |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | dirty | грязные дела grim business |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Serbian | |
| lexeme | блато (blato) | |
| meaning 1 | dirt | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | moral corruption, vice, debauchery | |
| reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 92 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Serbian | |
| lexeme | прљав (prljav) | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | прљава кошуља dirty shirt |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad (ethically) | прљаво посао, прљав човек dirty work, bad person |
| reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1054 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Spanish | |
| lexeme | sucio | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | evil, sinful (thoughts), bad (conscience), unfair (play), filthy | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Narumov 1995: 716 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swedish | |
| lexeme | smutsig | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | golvet var smutsigt the floor was dirty |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad (ethically), immoral | valrörelsen blev en smutsig historia the election campaign turned into a dirty thing |
| reference | SAO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | çirkef | |
| meaning 1 | dirt, scum, slops | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | turd, shit (person) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ТуРС 193. | |
| NEW Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | mülevves | |
| meaning 1 | dirty, untidy, stained | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | vile, disgusting, despicable | mülevves hevesler bad intentions |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 652 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Vietnamese | |
| lexeme | bẩn thỉu | |
| meaning 1 | dirty | bát đĩa bẩn thỉu dirty dishes |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad (ethically) | Tâm địa bẩn thỉu dirty intentions |
| reference | Bùi Hiền 2017: 49 | |
| comment | ||