to die
→
to grow numb
2 realizations
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Dan | |
| Lexeme | gā | |
| Meaning 1 | to die, pass away | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to become unable to do anything | |
| Reference | Reznikova et al. 2012: 436 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | fa | |
| Meaning 1 | to die, to be killed | fa baridi; fa maji; fa njaa; fa uzazi to freeze; to drown; to die with starvation, to die at childbirth |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to get numb (leg, hand) | fa ganzi to get numb (arm, leg) |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Polikanov | |