to play (intr.) → to speak 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme täč̣awwätä
meaning 1 to play (a game, a musical instrument) hulättum dǝbǝbḳoš ǝmmič̣č̣awwätu yǝmäslallu 'they seem to play hide-and-seek together'
direction →
meaning 2 to chat, converse
reference
comment (K 2237).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Chaha
lexeme täfäḳʸärä-
meaning 1 to play
direction —
meaning 2 to converse, chat
reference
comment (LGur. I 49).
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme sich unterhalten
meaning 1 to amuse oneself er hat sich gut unterhalten 'he amused himself well, he had fun'
direction →
meaning 2 to converse er hat sich mit ihnen russisch unterhalten 'he spoke to them in Russian'
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ʔawgǝʕe
meaning 1 to amuse oneself, spend one's time in amusements, games, joking etc.
direction —
meaning 2 to converse, tell stories
reference
comment (KT 1801).

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