sphere; ball bullet 11 realizations
NEW Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Armenian
Lexeme gndak (գնդակ)
Meaning 1 sphere; ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet
Reference Galstjan 1984
Comment

From Classical Armenian gund (գունդ) 'spherical object, sphere, globe', gund pʿokʿrik (գունդ փոքրիկ) 'bullet'

ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Danish
Lexeme kugle
Meaning 1 sphere; ball små kugler
little balls
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet krudt og kugler
powder and bullets
Reference DDO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Borrowing
Language 1 French
Language 2 English
Lexeme 1 boulette
Lexeme 2 bullet
Meaning 1 ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet He was killed by a single bullet.
Reference
Comment dim. of boule "a ball" from L. bulla "round thing, knob."
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language French
Lexeme balle
Meaning 1 ball lancer la balle
to throw a ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet balle de fusil
rifle bullet
Reference CNRTL
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme Kugel
Meaning 1 balloon, ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet, cannon ball eine matte Kugel
the bullet has spent its force
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Icelandic
Lexeme kúla
Meaning 1 sphere; ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet
Reference ISLEX
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Italian
Lexeme pallottola
Meaning 1 ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme tama
Meaning 1 ball, bead 毛糸の玉 keito no tama
a ball of knitting yarn
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet ピストルの弾 pisutoru no tama
a pistol bullet
Reference
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Mandarin Chinese
Lexeme wán
Meaning 1 ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet, cannon ball
Reference
Comment БКРС 13408
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Polysemy
Language Norwegian
Lexeme kule
Meaning 1 sphere; ball jordkula; biljardkule
terrestrial globe; billiard ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet kulene pep rundt ørene
the bullets were swinging over the gead
Reference BO
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Swedish
Lexeme kula
Meaning 1 sphere; ball roulettkula
a roulette ball
Direction
Meaning 2 bullet kulan träffade honom i benet
the bullet hit him in the leg
Reference SAO
Comment