to drop (of liquid) → spot, stain 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme baḳḳaʕa
meaning 1 splash, sprinkle baḳḳaʕa l-maṭar-u fī mawāḍiʕ-in min-a l-ʔarḍ-i
the rain sprinkled the earth in parts, the rain fell by fits and starts
direction —
meaning 2 to make spotty baḳḳaʕa t̲-t̲awb-a
He got the dress sprinkled with paint, he dyed the dress by fits
reference
comment Lane 235; cf. also baḳiʕa 'to be sprinkled with water';' to be motley coloured, black and white, spotty'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 sprenkeln
lexeme 2 gesprenkelt
meaning 1 splash, sprinkle er sprenkelte Wasser auf die Bügelwäsche
He sprinkled some water on the washing he was ironing
meaning 2 speckled Die Krawatte ist bunt gesprenkelt
a tie with motley dots
reference
comment Duden 3671
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 кропить (kropit')
lexeme 2 крап (krap)
meaning 1 to sprinkle кропить святой водою
to sprinkle with holy water
direction —
meaning 2 speckle ср. также в крапинку, крапчатый
cf. Speckeld, mottled
reference
comment Фасмер II, 366, 382

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