to strain to distress 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tigre
lexeme sadda
meaning 1 to draw on (e.g. Leather on the drum), to fasten sədad ̣ʔəska ṭəbattəkko
Stretch it until you tear it up!
direction
meaning 2 to disturb, to worry ʔabāynā sāwā ləkāyəd semə ʔənday saddada;
Let our enemy go to Saaba, and ket nothing prevents them! Torture her!
reference WTS: 197
comment Cf. Also the derivatives səddat 'trouble', sədud 'miserable; sick' etc.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme wäṭṭärä
meaning 1 to stretch a hide; to tense, tighten, tauten
direction
meaning 2 to make difficult demands; to ask a hard question; to put in a dilemma
reference TED: 1806-1807
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