to mill, grind → to oppress 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 9913)
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme däḳ̃ʷäsä
meaning 1 to pound, grind to a powder (salt, pepper etc.), to pulverize, crush to bits
direction →
meaning 2 to repress, subdue, suppress, quash (a political activity, a rebellion); to stunt (development) kämzäyənsəlṭən kämzäyənʕəmmər doḳ̃isomnā
They crushed us so that we cannot become civilized and flourish.
reference TED: 2107
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