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
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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
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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
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme kúla
meaning 1 sphere; ball
direction
meaning 2 bullet
reference ISLEX
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme pallottola
meaning 1 ball
direction
meaning 2 bullet
reference
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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
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme wán (丸)
meaning 1 (small) ball, sphere
direction
meaning 2 bullet, cannon ball
reference BKRS: 13408
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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
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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
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