worm caterpillar 22 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme təl
meaning 1 'worm, earthworm'
direction
meaning 2 'caterpillar'
reference
comment K 955; from PS *tawliʕ(-at)- 'worm', see SED II No. 230 (the meaning 'caterpillar' also appears in Jibbali, see ibid.)
NEW Realization 2
type Syncretism
language Arosi
lexeme uro
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 maggot
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 415
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Chukchee
lexeme кымъылгын, кымъыкым
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Moll, Inènlikèj 1957: 56
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Syncretism
language Gapapaiwa
lexeme sulata
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 413
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Hill Mari
lexeme шукш
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Savatkova 2008
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Indonesian
lexeme ulat
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference
comment Коригодский и др. 1032
NEW Realization 7
type Derivation
language Kannada
lexeme 1 huḷa (ಹುಳ)
lexeme 2 kambaḷihuḷa (ಕಂಬಳಿಹುಳ)
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference <personally collected data>
comment

'blanket worm'

NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Kiribati
lexeme mwata
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 413
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Koryak
lexeme ынгэм
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Žukova 1990: 88
comment
NEW Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme nǭn (ໜອນ)
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 larva of insect
reference SEAlang Lao
comment
NEW Realization 11
type Syncretism
language Lau (Malaita island)
lexeme
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 413
comment
NEW Realization 12
type Syncretism
language Maori
lexeme iro
meaning 1 vermin, threadworm
direction
meaning 2 maggot
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 415
comment
NEW Realization 13
type Syncretism
language Marquesan
lexeme iʔo
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 415
comment
NEW Realization 14
type Syncretism
language Minaveha
lexeme mwata-mwata
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 413
comment
NEW Realization 15
type Syncretism
language Muyuw
lexeme simwa
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 maggot
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 414
comment
NEW Realization 16
type Syncretism
language Nanumean (North Tuvaluan)
lexeme anufe
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 206
comment
NEW Realization 17
type Syncretism
language Sa'a (South Malaita, Apae'aa
lexeme mwā-mwā
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 maggot
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 413
comment
NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Samoan
lexeme ʔanufe
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 405
comment
NEW Realization 19
type Syncretism
language Tahitian
lexeme iro
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 maggot
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 415
comment
NEW Realization 20
type Syncretism
language Tami
lexeme timwa
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 414
comment
NEW Realization 21
type Syncretism
language Toʼabaita (Toqabaqita)
lexeme
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 4, 413
comment
NEW Realization 22
type Syncretism
language Udihe
lexeme кулига
meaning 1 worm
direction
meaning 2 caterpillar
reference Podmaskin 1984: 219
comment