<animal> → cloud 10 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Estonian
lexeme 1 lammas
lexeme 2 pilvelambad
meaning 1 sheep
direction →
meaning 2 white horses, clouds
reference
comment Lit. "clouds+sheep"
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Schäfchen
meaning 1 ewe lamb
direction →
meaning 2 fleece
reference
comment Also Schäfchenwolken
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Lamm
lexeme 2 Lämmerwolken
meaning 1 lamb
direction →
meaning 2 fleece
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Italian
lexeme 1 pecorella
lexeme 2 pecorelle
meaning 1 ewe lamb
direction →
meaning 2 fleece
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Derivation
language Japanese
lexeme 1 хицудзи
lexeme 2 хицудзикумо
meaning 1 sheep
direction →
meaning 2 cirrus
reference
comment "овцы-облака" (clouds-sheep) БЯРС 1, 485
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 avelės
lexeme 2 (debesų) avelės
meaning 1 ewe lambs
direction →
meaning 2 clouds (lit. sky sheep)
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Cognates
language 1 Polish
language 2 Kashub
lexeme 1 zając
lexeme 2 zajce
meaning 1 hare
direction →
meaning 2 small clouds on the horizon
reference
comment СД 2, 287
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme baranki
meaning 1 lambs
direction →
meaning 2 clouds
reference
comment Alsdo the Rus. Барашки
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Derivation
language Spanish
lexeme 1 borrego
lexeme 2 borreguillo
meaning 1 lamb
direction →
meaning 2 cloud
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 132
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Derivation
language Swedish
lexeme 1 makrill
lexeme 2 makrillmoln
meaning 1 mackerel rökt makrill
smoked mackerel
direction →
meaning 2 lit. Mackerel clouds
reference SAO
comment Also the Eng. mackerel sky, Nor. Makrellskyer. OED: "like a pattern on mackerel's back".

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