expensive
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dear, darling
14 realizations
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Adyghe | |
Lexeme | ƛap'e | |
Meaning 1 | expensive, precious; high (price) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | dear, darling, beloved | |
Reference | ||
Comment | АдРС 188 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Akkadian | |
Lexeme | aḳru | |
Meaning 1 | expensive, precious, valuable | annuku annakam waḳru 14 GÍN.TA u ša šapliš izzaz tin is expensive here, it stands at 14 shekels or less |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | dear | aḫī aḳru my dear brother |
Reference | CAD | |
Comment | CAD a 2, 207-209 |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Amharic | |
Lexeme | wədd | |
Meaning 1 | costly, expensive, precious, high (price) | wəddə näw? Is it expensive? |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | dear, beloved | wədd Märša! Dear Mersha! |
Reference | AED: 1571 | |
Comment | The original meaning is likely B (cf. Amharic verb wäddädä 'to love, to desire' and its cognates: Arb. wadda ‘to love’, Hbr. *yādīd ‘beloved’). |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Chaha | |
Lexeme | tärämädä-m | |
Meaning 1 | be expensive | äkʷa ḳǝb tä-ḳ’äsa tärämädä-m today butter and cheese was expensive |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | be loved | |
Reference | EDG I: 85 Leslau 1983: 32 | |
Comment | Cf. also nund 'expensive, dear, rare'; namʷäǧat 'the beloved one (woman)' (EDG I I 85). The meaning B is original (EDG 457). |
ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | English | |
Lexeme | dear | |
Meaning 1 | (British) dear | eggs are very dear just now eggs are expensive now |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | dear, respected | |
Reference | Merriam-Webster | |
Comment | The Old English word dēore had already both meanings. |
ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | French | |
Lexeme | cher | |
Meaning 1 | expensive | Les premières fraises sont chères The first strawberries are expensive |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | lovely | Elle retrouva ses chères habitudes; mon cher ami She came back to her lovely habitudes; my dear friend |
Reference | Larousse online | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 7 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ingush | |
Lexeme | беза | |
Meaning 1 | expensive | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | dear, darling | беза хьаыний dear guests |
Reference | Bekova et al. 2009: 160 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Karaim | |
Lexeme | абайлы | |
Meaning 1 | honourable, respected | абайлы достум! my dear friend! |
Meaning 2 | expensive, valuable, precious | абайлы таш gem |
Reference | ||
Comment | КРПС 37 |
ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Khakas | |
Lexeme | аарлығ | |
Meaning 1 | high (price), expensive | аарлығ турча it is expensive |
Meaning 2 | dear, respected | аарлығ нанӌым my dear friend |
Reference | ||
Comment | ХРС 12. |
ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Komi | |
Lexeme | сё шайт | |
Meaning 1 | hundred of roubles | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | darling | |
Reference | ||
Comment | КомиРС 720 |
ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Lezgian | |
Lexeme | masan | |
Meaning 1 | expensive, precious | масан хьун to get more expensive |
Meaning 2 | beloved, dear | масан стха dear brother |
Reference | ||
Comment | (LezgRus 231) |
ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Russian | |
Lexeme | dorogoj | |
Meaning 1 | expensive | дорогой бензин expensive petrol |
Meaning 2 | dear | Дорогая моя! My dear! |
Reference | ||
Comment | The Rum drag 'beloved' is of Slavic origin. |
NEW Realization 13 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tagalog | |
Lexeme | mahа́l | |
Meaning 1 | expensive | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | dear, darling | |
Reference | Krus, Ignašev 1959: 212 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Yakut | |
Lexeme | күндү | |
Meaning 1 | dear, expensive, precious | күндү мал a precious object |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | dear, darling, beloved | күндү доҕоттор Dear friends! |
Reference | ||
Comment | ЯРС 197. The Yakut word has been borrowed from Mongolian: хүнд 'heavy; respected' |