clever, wise ↔ old (vs. young) 3 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 52700)
type Polysemy
language Albanian
lexeme plak
meaning 1 (figurative) wise, sage, experienced
direction ←
meaning 2 old, elderly
reference FGJSH
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 8963)
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme awaḳi
meaning 1 intelligent, wise, knowledgeable, expert səra awaḳi 'skilled artisan'; yäfäränsawi täwälaǧ yähonä and awaḳi əndih alä 'one wise (man) of French origin said as follows...' (Tarikenna messale 4)
direction →
meaning 2 full-grown, adult, elder həṣanu awaḳiw arogitu s̆əmagəlle... yäsäw aynät näw yämmitayəbbät ṭəḳur anbäsa 'a child, a grown-up person, an old woman, an old man... - this is the kind of people one can see at Tequr anbesa hospital';
kähəṣanənnät əskä awaḳi säw 'from infancy up to (the age of a) grown-up man'
reference
comment K 1271; cp. awwäḳä 'to know' (K 1269)
NEW Realization 3 (ID: 52701)
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Old French
language 2 Latin
lexeme 1 sené
lexeme 2 senex
meaning 1 wise; sage
direction ←
meaning 2 old man
reference Godefroy 1880-1895
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