to shut, close → to ignore, disregard 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ʕaṣäwä
meaning 1 ‘to shut, close’ mägaräğa ʕaṣäwä
'to shutter, to close curtains'
meaning 2 'to ignore' ̣ʔəntay gäyräkka ʕaṣäk̲anni
'what did I do to you that you are ignoring me?''
reference
comment KT 1944

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