to spring, jump
→
to shrink (of textile)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 2166 | to sit down | → | to shrink (of textile) | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | chupa | |
| Meaning 1 | to jump | chupa kwa mwavuli to jump with parachute |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to become short (clothes) | suruali yake imechupa the trousers became too short for him |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | ruka | |
| Meaning 1 | to jump | ruka kwa furaha to jump with joy |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to shrink (fabric) | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |