little, small
→
quiet (vs. loud)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | small | |
| meaning 1 | small | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | quiet (vs. loud) | Better? I say, in a small voice (V.Atwood. The Handmaid's Tale) "I promise", she said in a small voice |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Khamnigan Mongol | |
| lexeme | ǯa:la | |
| meaning 1 | little, small | ǯa:la ɢol a small river |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | quiet (vs. loud) | ǯa:la:r kelükedemini oilɢono beši ta gü? Do you understand me when I talk quietly? |
| reference | Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 140 | |
| comment | ||