lion (Panthera leo) brave person 12 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme ʔalyas-
meaning 1 'lion'
direction
meaning 2 'brave, intrepide'
reference
comment BK II 1048, LA VI 211; cf. SED II No. 147 for the possibilities of connection with PS *layṯ- 'lion'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Kubachi
lexeme гъалбицI
meaning 1 lion (lit. 'wolf with mane')
direction
meaning 2 brave person
reference Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 145
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NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme арслан (arslan)
meaning 1 lion (Panthera leo)




direction
meaning 2 brave person




reference BAMRS 2001-2002
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme арслан (arslan)
meaning 1 lion (Panthera leo)




direction
meaning 2 brave person




reference BAMRS 2001-2002
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NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme leu
meaning 1 lion (Panthera leo)
direction
meaning 2 brave, valiant man
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 493
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme león
meaning 1 lion
direction
meaning 2 dare devil
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 465
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme asadi
meaning 1 lion
direction
meaning 2 courageous, brave man
reference
comment Polikanov; from Arabic ʔasad- ‘lion’, also 'a man of exceeding boldness' (Lane 57)
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme simba
meaning 1 lion
direction
meaning 2 courageous, combative
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme aslan
meaning 1 lion
direction
meaning 2 man of courage
reference
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NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme gazanfer
meaning 1 big lion
direction
meaning 2 brave person
reference Baskakov 1977: 318
comment
NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme haydar
meaning 1 lion (Panthera leo)




direction
meaning 2 brave person




reference Baskakov 1977: 395
comment
NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme hizber
meaning 1 lion (Panthera leo)




direction
meaning 2 brave person




reference Baskakov 1977: 410
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