to follow, go after smb. to resemble, be alike 14 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Hiligaynon
lexeme inód
meaning 1 to go after smb. Inodá siá
Follow him
direction
meaning 2 to imitate Inodí ang ginahímò níya
Imitate his deeds. Do as he does.
reference SEAlang Hiligaynon
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Hiligaynon
lexeme sunúd
meaning 1 to follow, succeed, come --, go --, --after, --next, to tail after
direction
meaning 2 to imitate, copy, emulate
reference SEAlang Hiligaynon
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Indonesian
lexeme mengikuti
meaning 1 to follow
direction
meaning 2 to be like/similar
reference SEALang Indonesia
comment Also mengikut 'to go along with, accompany', 'to copy, imitate'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Khmer
lexeme taam
meaning 1 to follow, pursue
direction
meaning 2 to take after (someone); to imitate (someone)
reference SEAlang Khmer
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Khmer
lexeme ʔaʔnuʔcɑɑ
meaning 1 to follow
direction
meaning 2 to imitate
reference SEAlang Khmer
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme tòːy
meaning 1 to follow, to accompany/to escort
direction
meaning 2 to imitate (somebody)
reference SEAlang Lao
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme súi (随)
meaning 1 to follow Rúyǐngsuíxíng (如影随形)
how the shadow follows the body
direction
meaning 2 to resemble smn Jǔzhǐ dòngzuò suí tā gēgē (举止动作随他哥哥)
to remind older brother of actions and manners
reference BKRS: 11182
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Nganasan
lexeme нянтыди
meaning 1 to follow, to go along сыты няндыты сəдеəон
s/he is walking on the road
direction
meaning 2 to be similar
reference
comment It is plausible that originally the meaning was 'to be similar': нянтудя 'to each other, each other', нянтыде 'similar'
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Tibetan
lexeme rjes-gro
meaning 1 following
direction
meaning 2 similar
reference Roerich: 3, 204
comment The word has been derived from rjes 'trace'. Cf. also rjes-gro 'gyur-ba 'follower; similar'
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Tigre
lexeme talā
meaning 1 to follow wahətu ʔəlli ʔamʕit marrəḥakkum ʔəlu leṭā təlaw bellom (PPEA I 16) ‘and he told them: ‘these bowels will lead you to him, just follow (it)’
direction
meaning 2 to be similar ̣ʔaddām ʕad ḥəd ̣ʔi-talle 'People are not similar to each other'
reference LH: 304
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme izlemek
meaning 1 to go after smb.
direction
meaning 2 to imitate
reference Jusipova 2005
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Vietnamese
lexeme theo
meaning 1 to follow, go after, come after; pursue
direction
meaning 2 to imitate, copy; resemble (the style etc. of)
reference SEAlang Vietnamese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Waray
lexeme alagád
meaning 1 to follow
direction
meaning 2 to emulate, to simulate
reference SEAlang Waray
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Waray
lexeme halpot
meaning 1 to follow
direction
meaning 2 to imitate
reference SEAlang Waray
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