louse → bad 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 louse
lexeme 2 lousy
meaning 1 louse
direction —
meaning 2 lousy, mangy He's a lousy guy
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Karaim
lexeme 1 бит
lexeme 2 битнин берняси
meaning 1 flea
direction —
meaning 2 a louse's gift (an exclamation expressing discontent with a present)
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comment  Clipping from битнин берняси сиркя 'gift of louse is a nit' (КРПС 113 и 475)
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme вшивый (všivyj)
meaning 1 lousy (infested with lice)
direction →
meaning 2 bad ты подарил мне всего какой-то вшивый мерседес
you gave me just a crumby Mercedes
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