to light, kindle (the fire) → to shoot 3 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme täkkʷäsä
meaning 1 'to ignite, light, set on fire'
direction →
meaning 2 'to fire (a gun, artillery or other firearms)'
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme fire
meaning 1 fire to fire a house
to set the house on fire
direction →
meaning 2 to shoot police fired into the crowd
police fired into the crowd
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme палить (palit')
meaning 1 to scald палить курицу
to scorch chicken
direction →
meaning 2 to pound away палить из пушки по воробьям
to break a butterfly on the wheel
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