back (body part)
→
height (of a person)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Japanese | |
| lexeme | se (背) | |
| meaning 1 | back | 猫は背を弓なりに曲げた The cat arched its back |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | height | 1. 彼は今年３センチ背が伸びた 1. He has grown three centimeters this year |
| reference | ||
| comment | EDICT | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme | nuruu | |
| meaning 1 | back, spinal cord | нуруун дундуур нь дэлсэх to hit on one's back heavily |
| meaning 2 | height | 1. өндөр нуруутай 1. tall (with a high back) 2. they are of the same height (lit. Have equal backs) |
| reference | ||
| comment | БАМРС. | |