to gnaw → to carp, criticize 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme kemir-
meaning 1 to gnaw
meaning 2 to nag, to find fault
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comment ГРМС 263.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme грызть (gryzt')
meaning 1 to gnaw
direction —
meaning 2 to nag грызть по пустякам
to eat someone's head off over trifles
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