to eat → to think, consider 1 realization
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme bälla
meaning 1 'to eat' məsa bälla
‘to eat lunch’
direction →
meaning 2 'to analyze, reflect upon, digest' nägärun käbällaw dägmo ḳurṭ adərgo yǝwäsnal
reflecting over the matter (lit. having eaten the matter), having taken the decision, he delivered a verdict
reference
comment K 857-858

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