unpleasant ↔ snake 2 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme murdar
meaning 1 unclean, foul мурдар кас
mean person
direction →
meaning 2 snake, viper
reference
comment (LezgRus 245); meaning B is marginal.
NEW Realization 2
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 gadkij
lexeme 2 gadjuka
meaning 1 nasty, disgusting a. Гадкие поступки 'Nasty actions'. b. Гадкий человек 'Nasty person'.
meaning 2 viper Я видел в лесу гадюку.
I saw a viper in the forest.
reference
comment Cf. also Russian ГАД '1) reptile; 2) rascal'.

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