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 | |