monkey ugly, unpleasant 8 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme guenon
Meaning 1 monkey, ape (female) agilité de guenon
the agility of a monkey
Direction
Meaning 2 ugly woman
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme singe
Meaning 1 monkey, ape un singe d'Asie
an asian monkey
Direction
Meaning 2 plain person
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme macaque
Meaning 1 macaque agilité de macaque
the agility of a macaque
Direction
Meaning 2 ugly creature
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme magot
Meaning 1 magot
Direction
Meaning 2 ugly man
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Gagauz
Lexeme maymun
Meaning 1 monkey, ape
Direction
Meaning 2 ugly
Reference
Comment ГРМС 323. The same in Turk. Maymun
NEW Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Meadow Mari
Lexeme овда
Meaning 1 (archaic) monkey

Овыдавлӓ пушӓнгӹ вуйышты ӹлӓш яратат.


Monkeys love to climb trees

Direction
Meaning 2 messy, unkempt person
Reference Marij jylme muter
Comment

Probably from Chuvash опăте, упăти 'monkey' (Alatyrev 1988, 49-50)

ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Romanian
Lexeme coşcodan
Meaning 1 monkey
Direction
Meaning 2 plain person
Reference DEX98
Comment DRRS 1, 563, DEX98 (The first meaning is that of marmoset (Cercopithecus))
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Udmurt
Lexeme абда, абдан
Meaning 1 monkey, ape
Direction
Meaning 2 ugly creature, ugliness; ugly, miserable
Reference Kirillova 2008: 23
Comment