monarch
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european kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | king | |
| lexeme 2 | kingfisher | |
| meaning 1 | male monarch | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish | |
| reference | Harper's Etymonline English Wiktionary | |
| comment | kingfisher (1440) was originally king's fisher from Middle English kyngys fyschare, for obscure reasons | |
| NEW Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme 1 | emir | |
| lexeme 2 | emircik | |
| meaning 1 | ruler, lord, chief, prince | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | european kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 271 | |
| comment | ||