thick → dense, thick (liquid) 16 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Abaza
lexeme жвпIа / ẑṗa
meaning 1 thick (about cloth, flat objects)

хъыза жвпIа / qəza ẑṗa


thick blanket
direction —
meaning 2 dense, thick (liquid)

хъкIы жвпIа / qḳə ẑṗa


thick sour cream
reference Tugov 1967
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme ebû
meaning 1 'to be thick' šumma ubānu ebbet
‘if the finger becomes thick’
direction →
meaning 2 'to be thick (of liquids)' šumma šīnātišu BABBAR-me e-ba-a
‘if his urine is white and thick’
reference
comment CAD E 16
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme wäfram
meaning 1 'heavy or thick (cloth)' yägənbu gədgəda wäfram näw;
'the castle has thick walls' (Leslau 1973:1331);
direction —
meaning 2 thick (liquid) šorbaw bäṭam wäfram näw
'the soup is too thick' (Leslau 1973:1331)
reference
comment K 1600
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme tyk
meaning 1 thick tykke skiver
thick slices
direction →
meaning 2 dense, thick (liquid)
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme thick
meaning 1 'not thin' a thick board;
thick board
direction —
meaning 2 'relatively dense in consistency' thick soup;
thick soup;
reference
comment Similarly Old Icel. þykkr, Dan. tyk, Swed. tjok, Old Eng. þicce, Mid. Eng. thikke, Dut. dick, Old High Germ dicchi, Mid. High Germ. dicke, Germ. Dick.
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme þykkur
meaning 1 thick þykkur pappír
thick paper
direction →
meaning 2 dense, thick (liquid) þykk baunasúpa
thick pea soup
reference ISLEX
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme crassus
meaning 1 thick, fat
direction —
meaning 2 thick (liquid)
reference
comment Glare 454
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Latvian
lexeme biezs
meaning 1 thick (in dimension)
direction —
meaning 2 thick (in density)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme tykk
meaning 1 thick en tjukk bok
a thick book
direction →
meaning 2 dense, thick (liquid) tjukk olje
thick oil
reference BO
comment
NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme къалинды / ɢalindɨ
meaning 1 thick

къалинды йилаг / ɢalindɨ jilag


thick iron
direction —
meaning 2 dense

къалинды дам / ɢalindɨ dam

къалинды мичIри / ɢalindɨ mičʼri


dense forest

thick beard
reference Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 205
comment

See also #2871
NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme дебео (debeo)
meaning 1 thick

дебео стакло, дебела књига, дебео зид


thick glass, thick book, thick wall
direction →
meaning 2 dense, thick (liquid)

дебело вино


thick wine
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 254
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Shughni
lexeme γāfr
meaning 1 thick, fat
direction →
meaning 2 thick, compact
reference
comment ЭСИЯ 3, 93
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme espeso
meaning 1 fat, massive
direction →
meaning 2 thick
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 346
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme tjock
meaning 1 thick en tjock bok
a thick book
direction →
meaning 2 dense, thick (liquid) tjock grädde
thick cream
reference SAO
comment
NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kalın
meaning 1 thick

kalın dudaklar


thick lips
direction →
meaning 2 dense, thick

kalın sis


dense mist
reference Baskakov 1977: 501
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Welsh
lexeme tew
meaning 1 thick (in dimension)
direction —
meaning 2 thick (in density)
reference
comment Also the Bret. Teo

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