to fall down to fall (of rain, snow) 31 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Albanian
lexeme bie
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)

bie shi



it rains

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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Assamese
lexeme pora (পৰা)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)

boroxun poribo dhorise (বৰষুণ পৰিব ধৰিছে।)


Rain just began to fall

reference <personally collected data>
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NEW Realization 3
type Derivation
language Bengali
lexeme 1 poṛa (পড়া)
lexeme 2 brishţi pôŗa (বৃষ্টি পড়া)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference <personally collected data>
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NEW Realization 4
type Derivation
language Cantonese Chinese
lexeme 1 lok6 (落)
lexeme 2 lok6 jyu5 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme pasti
meaning 1 to fall down

pasti na zemlju


fall to the ground

direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)

pao je snijeg


it was snowing

reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme falde
meaning 1 to fall down falde på gulvet
to fall to the floor
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow) regnen falder; sneen falder
it is raining; it is snowing
reference DDO
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme fall
meaning 1 to fall The apple fell from the tree.
Яблоко упало с дерева.
direction
meaning 2 to fall out (rain, snow, stars, meteorite) there was a heavy fall of snow in the night
ночью выпало много снега
reference
comment The same in the German fellen: Der Regen fällt 'it is raining'.
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme tomber
meaning 1 to fall Un pot de fleurs tomba et se brisa.
A flower pot fell down and came to pieces.
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow) Il tombe de la pluie.
It is raining.
reference CNRTL
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NEW Realization 9
type Derivation
language Gan Chinese
lexeme 1 loh7 (落)
lexeme 2 loh7 'y3 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 10
type Derivation
language Hakka Chinese
lexeme 1 log6 (落)
lexeme 2 log6 sui3 (落水)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 11
type Derivation
language Hakka Chinese
lexeme 1 lo̍k (落)
lexeme 2 lo̍k-yí (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Hindi
lexeme paṛnā (पड़ना)
meaning 1 to fall, to fall down, to drop

apne ghuṭnõ pe paṛnā (अपने घुटनों पे पड़ना)


to fall on one's knees

direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)

bāriś abhī paṛne lagī (बारिश अभी पड़ने लगी।)


Rain just began to fall.

reference McGregor 1993 English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme esik
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)
reference Gal’di 1987
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ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme cadere
meaning 1 to fall down cadere bocconi
to fall forward
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow) cade la pioggia
It is raining
reference Zor'ko et al. 2002: 124
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ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme cado, -ere
meaning 1 to fall
direction
meaning 2 to fall (snow, rain) imbres cadunt
it is raining continuously
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NEW Realization 16
type Derivation
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 1 jiàng (降)
lexeme 2 jiàngyǔ (降雨)
meaning 1 to fall
direction
meaning 2 (formal) to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 17
type Derivation
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 1 luò (落)
lexeme 2 luòyǔ (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 (dialect) to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 18
type Derivation
language Meixian Hakka Chinese
lexeme 1 log6 (落)
lexeme 2 log6 yi3 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Modern Greek
lexeme πέφτω
meaning 1 to fall down πέφτω ανάσκελα
to fall backward
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow) πέφτει βροχή (χιόνι)
It is raining (snowing)
reference Xorikov, Malev 1993: 623
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ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Nganasan
lexeme сохуаʔтəса
meaning 1 to fall
direction
meaning 2 to rain, to snow
reference
comment НМС 2449
NEW Realization 21
type Derivation
language Northern Min
lexeme 1 lò̤ (落)
lexeme 2 lò̤-hṳ̄ (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme falle
meaning 1 to fall down falle på baken
to fall to the ground
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow) snøen falt
the snow was falling
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 23
type Polysemy
language Pashto
lexeme lwed-
meaning 1 to fall
direction
meaning 2 to fall (snow, rain)
reference
comment ЭСИЯ 2, 431
NEW Realization 24
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme padać
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)

Dziś będzie padało


It will rain today.

reference WSJP
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NEW Realization 25
type Derivation
language Puxian Min
lexeme 1 lo7 (落)
lexeme 2 lo7 hou5 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 26
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme 1 падать (padat')
lexeme 2 падать, выпадать (padat', vypadat')
meaning 1 to fall
direction
meaning 2 to fall out (snow) Падал прошлогодний снег. 'The last year snow was falling.' (animated movie title)
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NEW Realization 27
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme пасти (pasti)
meaning 1 to fall down

пасти са дрвета, пасти са стола


fall from the tree, fall from the table

direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain, snow)

Već dve nedelje kiša pada i oblačno je vreme.


It has been raining and cloudy for two weeks.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 916 CLARIN.SI
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NEW Realization 28
type Derivation
language Southern Min (Min Nan)
lexeme 1 lo6 (落)
lexeme 2 lo6 heu6 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 29
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme düş-
meaning 1 to fall damdan bir keremit düştü
a tile fell of the roof
meaning 2 to fall (snow, rain) buraya yağmur düşmedi
It did not rain here
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NEW Realization 30
type Derivation
language Wu Chinese
lexeme 1 8loq (落)
lexeme 2 8loq-yu6 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 31
type Derivation
language Xiang Chinese
lexeme 1 lo6 (落)
lexeme 2 lo6 y3 (落雨)
meaning 1 to fall down
direction
meaning 2 to fall (of rain)
reference English Wiktionary
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