alive active, agile 10 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1
type Derivation
language Botlikh
lexeme 1 чӀагойаб
lexeme 2 чӀаголъилъир
meaning 1 alive
direction
meaning 2 agility
reference Saidova, Abusov 2012: 408-409
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme živ
meaning 1 alive
direction
meaning 2 active, agile

živo dijete


active child

reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Semantic evolution
language French
lexeme vif
meaning 1 alive être brûlé vif
to be burnt alive
direction
meaning 2 active, quick un élève vif
an active pupil
reference Larousse online
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NEW Realization 4
type Derivation
language Hungarian
lexeme 1 él
lexeme 2 élénk
meaning 1 to live
direction
meaning 2 active, agile

Élénk gyermek, élénk ifjú.


A lively child, a lively young man.

reference MEK 1978
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Karelian
lexeme elävä
meaning 1 alive

elävät kalat


live fish

direction
meaning 2 active

lapset ollah aika elävät


children are pretty agile
reference Zajkov, Rugoeva 1999: 18
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Macedonian
lexeme жив
meaning 1 alive

Од сите само тој останал жив. Живо суштество.


Of all of them, only he remained alive. A living being.

direction
meaning 2 active, agile

Тоа дете е многу живо. Живи движења.


That child is very lively. Lively movements.

reference ODRMJ
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme амьд (aḿd)
meaning 1 alive үхсэн буурын толгойноос амьд ат айв гэгч
a living castrated camel is frightened even by the head of the dead uncastrated camel
direction
meaning 2 quick, nimble
reference BAMRS 2001-2002
comment The stem has been derived from the word амь 'life'.
NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme viu
meaning 1 alive
direction
meaning 2 with vigorous, prompt, natural reactions; full of vitality
reference DLRLC
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme живой (živoj)
meaning 1 alive Эта рыбка еще живая.
This fish is still alive.
direction
meaning 2 vivacious Он очень живой ребенок.
He is a very lively child.
reference
comment Cf. also Pol. żуć 'live' - żwawy 'lively, quick' and Bel. жвавы Protoslav. *žьvavъjь < *žiti (Varbot 1997: 36).
NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme жив (živ)
meaning 1 alive

жив човек, живо дрво


living man, living tree

direction
meaning 2 active, agile

жив дечак, жив као муња


A lively boy, lively as lightning

reference РСЈ: 370
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