slow (adj.)
→
stupid
3 realizations
Multi-area
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 1245 | quick | → | clever, wise | Open |
| NEW Realization 1 (ID: 37910) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | slow | |
| meaning 1 | slow (adj.) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | not quick-witted | slow learner |
| reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 3119) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme | manda | |
| meaning 1 | slow , tardy , moving slowly or softly , loitering , idle , lazy | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | dull-witted , silly , stupid , foolish | |
| reference | MW: 787 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 7165) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | ǧägʷägʷä | |
| meaning 1 | to be slow, late (in working) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to be dull, slow (of apprehension) | |
| reference | TED: 2195 | |
| comment | ||
Russian тормоз (slang) 'stupid person'.