cold
→
slow (adj.)
2 realizations
MACROAREA: Africa
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 15910) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Soninke | |
| lexeme | mùllê | |
| meaning 1 | cold (adj.) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | slow (adj.) | |
| reference | Pozdnjakov 2021: 74 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 6976) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | zəḥul | |
| meaning 1 | cool, cold | may zəḥul cool water |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | slow, dilatory, slow-moving | zəḥul säb andante, slow musiс |
| reference | TED: 1961 | |
| comment | ||
Cf. also, Arb. bārid- (بَارِد) 'cool, cold; empty, senseless; unconvincing (argument); weak (alcohol, tea, or tobacco)' [Baranov I 64; Lane 183].