bow (weapon)
→
rainbow
11 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| 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. | |
| NEW Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kryts | |
| lexeme | тІаьм | |
| meaning 1 | bow (weapon) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| reference | IDS | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | arcus | |
| meaning 1 | bow | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Middle English | |
| lexeme | boue, bowe | |
| meaning 1 | bow (weapon) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| reference | MED | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Puelche (Gününa Küne) | |
| lexeme | yakak | |
| meaning 1 | bow (weapon) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | rainbow | |
| reference | IDS | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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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