cavity, hollow — sinus (math.) 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Modern Written Arabic
lexeme جَيْب ǧayb-
meaning 1 hole, hollow, cavity, excavation ʔal-ǧunūb-u l-ʔanfiyyat-u
the nasal sinuses
direction →
meaning 2 sine (math.)
reference Wehr: 150
comment There are also the meanings of 'pocket'; 'bosom, heart, chest'. It has been borrowed in Turkish. ceyp 'sinus; bosom, cavity, sinus (anat.)'.
SUSPENDED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language New Latin
lexeme sinus
meaning 1 the hanging fold of a toga over the breast; a pocket, lap
direction →
meaning 2 sine
reference
comment The word has been borrowed in many European languages as a mathematical and medical term. Cf. the Rus. синус 'sinus (mat.), cavity', Eng. Sinus 'cavity; sinus (math)'.
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme sinüs
meaning 1 cavity, hollow




direction —
meaning 2 sinus (math.)




reference Baskakov 1977: 779
comment

Word in both meanings is a Latin loanword.

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