big
→
thumb
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Malak-Malak | |
| Lexeme 1 | ne | |
| Lexeme 2 | ngenyilkne | |
| Meaning 1 | big | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | thumb | |
| Reference | Lindsay et al. 2017: 111 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Postbiblical Hebrew | |
| Lexeme 1 | gādal | |
| Lexeme 2 | gūdāl | |
| Meaning 1 | to be high, to grow, be large, tall | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | thumb, great toe | |
| Reference | Jastrow: 212 | |
| Comment | In Old Hebrew the root gdl is the primary one with the meaning of "big". | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Selkup | |
| Lexeme 1 | варг | |
| Lexeme 2 | варг мун | |
| Meaning 1 | big, great, elder | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | thumb | |
| Reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme 1 | ʕabiy | |
| Lexeme 2 | ʕabbayto | |
| Meaning 1 | 'big, huge, great, large' | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | 'thumb, big toe' | |
| Reference | TED: 1877 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Yaqui (Hiaki) | |
| Lexeme 1 | bwe'u | |
| Lexeme 2 | bwe'u mam pusiam | |
| Meaning 1 | big, large | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | thumb | |
| Reference | Dictionary Yaqui | |
| Comment | ||