bow (weapon)
—
rainbow
8 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Evenki | |
| Lexeme | ber | |
| Meaning 1 | bow | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | also 'arc' | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Ingush | |
| Lexeme 1 | Iад | |
| Lexeme 2 | селаIад | |
| Meaning 1 | bow (weapon) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| Reference | Baraxoeva, Kodzoev, Xajrov 2015: 174 | |
| Comment | bow of Sela, god of thunder and lightning in the mythology of the Ingush and Chechens | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Karaim | |
| Lexeme | йаа | |
| Meaning 1 | bow | йаа тартувчу the one drawing the bow |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | КРПС 213. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | arcus | |
| Meaning 1 | bow | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Maori | |
| Lexeme | kōpere | |
| Meaning 1 | bow (weapon) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | Ka maomao te ua, ka whiti mai anō hoki te rā, ka kitea te kōpere i te rangi i ētahi wā. When the rain clears and the sun shines, sometimes a rainbow is seen in the sky. |
| Reference | MD | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | cāpa | |
| Meaning 1 | bow (arm) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| Reference | MW | |
| Comment | MW 458 Кочергина 108, 209. Also Indra-cāpa rainbow (lit. Indra's bow) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme 1 | āyudha | |
| Lexeme 2 | tridaçāyudha | |
| Meaning 1 | arms | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow (lit. thirty (deity)'s bow ) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | MW 458 Кочергина 251 | |
| NEW Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | vil (வில்) | |
| Meaning 1 | bow (weapon) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon | |
| Comment | Also vāṉavil (வானவில்) 'heaven bow' |
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осет. ирон. arvy'rdyn 'радуга' (букв. 'небесный лук'), осет. дигор. Soslani ænduræ 'радуга' ('лук Сослана'), перс. kamān-i Rustam 'радуга' ('лук Рустама'), новоарамейск. qišṭimāran 'радуга' ('лук господа нашего').