mosquito, gnat
↔
fly (n.)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Khamnigan Mongol | |
| Language 2 | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| Lexeme 1 | ila: | |
| Lexeme 2 | yala: | |
| Meaning 1 | mosquito, gnat | |
| Direction | ← | |
| Meaning 2 | fly (n.) | |
| Reference | Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 164 | |
| Comment | The usual meaning in Mongolic languages 'fly', but 'mosquito' in Khamnigan. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tabassaran | |
| Lexeme | mizmiz | |
| Meaning 1 | mosquito | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (dialect) fly | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (TabRus 229) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | nuḷampu | |
| Meaning 1 | mosquito, gnat | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | eye-fly | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 2324 | |
| Comment | ||