to break (tr.) to change money 7 realizations
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Abaza
Lexeme птшра / pčra
Meaning 1 to break (tr.)

ацхIашвы птшра / achaŝə pčra


to break the ice

Direction
Meaning 2 to change money

ахча птшра / aχč’a pčra


to change money

Reference Tugov 1967
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme casser
Meaning 1 to break casser un verre
to break a glass
Direction
Meaning 2 to change money (argot)
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme zerschlagen
Meaning 1 to break
Direction
Meaning 2 to change money
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme kuzusu (崩す)
Meaning 1 to destory, to ruin, to grind
Direction
Meaning 2 to change money 一万円札、崩してくれますか
Can you break a 10,000 yen bill?
Reference
Comment EDICT.
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme razbit'
Meaning 1 to break
Direction
Meaning 2 to change a bill тысячу рубей разобьешь?
a thousand roubles
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Swahili
Lexeme mvunja
Meaning 1 destroyer mvunja mawe
stonemason
Direction
Meaning 2 mvunja fedha (pesa)
the one who changes money; money changer
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Comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Turkish
Lexeme boz-
Meaning 1 to spoil, to damage, to destroy yuvasını boz-
to destroy bird's nest
Direction
Meaning 2 to change money
Reference
Comment ТуРС 130.