to dig to investigate 16 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 6826)
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme nabat̲a
meaning 1 'to dig with the hand, to dig out'
direction
meaning 2 'to investigate, scrutinize, examine' nabat̲ū ʕan-i l-ʔamr-I 'they searched for the thing, searched into, inquired into investigated, scrutinized, or examined it'
reference
comment Lane 2754. The meaning B requires the preposition ʕan.
NEW Realization 2 (ID: 20671)
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme kopati
meaning 1 to dig kopati bunar
dig a well
direction
meaning 2 to investigate kopati po knjigama, kopati po čijoj prošlosti
to investigate the books, investigate somebody's past
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 10806)
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme grave
meaning 1 to dig grave et hul
to dig a hole
direction
meaning 2 to investigate
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 10804)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme fouiller
meaning 1 to unearth fouiller à Delphes un site archéologique
to unearth an archaeological site in Delphi
direction
meaning 2 to investigate Il a fouillé le problème avant de faire son exposé.
He had investigated the problem before making the report.
reference Larousse online
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NEW Realization 5 (ID: 47473)
type Polysemy
language Hausa
lexeme tônà
meaning 1 to dig out
direction
meaning 2 to investigate
reference Awde 1996
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NEW Realization 6 (ID: 47446)
type Polysemy
language Malagasy
lexeme mangaroka
meaning 1 to dig
direction
meaning 2 to investigate
reference Korneev 1966: 183
comment
NEW Realization 7 (ID: 47472)
type Polysemy
language Malagasy
lexeme mihehy
meaning 1 to dig the ground with claws
direction
meaning 2 to try to find out something
reference Korneev 1966: 190
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 10805)
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme grave
meaning 1 to dig grave hull
to dig holes
direction
meaning 2 to investigate rote og grave i andres saker
to poke into other people’s business
reference BO
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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 6509)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme 1 копать (kopat')
lexeme 2 докопаться (dokopat'sja)
meaning 1 to dig копать землю
to dig earth
direction
meaning 2 to (try to) find out, to discover, to hunt out, to get to the bottom (of) докопаться до истины
to get down to bed-rock
reference
comment
NEW Realization 10 (ID: 20669)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme копати (kopati)
meaning 1 to dig копати гроб, копати јаму
dig a grave, dig a hole
direction
meaning 2 to investigate kopam po proslosti
investigate the past
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 568
comment Example for meaning 2 - CLARIN.SI
NEW Realization 11 (ID: 20670)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme чепркати (čeprkati)
meaning 1 to dig чепркати по башти, чепркати по дворишту
to dig in the garden, to dig in the yard
direction
meaning 2 to investigate чепркати по историји, чепркати по прошлости
to investigate the history, to investigate the past
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1509-1510
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NEW Realization 12 (ID: 20672)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme 1 чепркати (čeprkati)
lexeme 2 чепркати (čeprkati)
meaning 1 to dig
direction
meaning 2 to investigate čeprkati po čijoj prošlosti
to investigate somebody's past
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 2853)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme cavar
meaning 1 to dig (a hole); to trench
direction
meaning 2 to ponder
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 182
ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 10807)
type Polysemy
language Swedish
lexeme gräva
meaning 1 to dig gräva en brunn
to dig a well
direction
meaning 2 to investigate gräva i det förflutna
to investigate the past
reference SAO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15 (ID: 6508)
type Polysemy
language Tibetan
lexeme abru-ba
meaning 1 to dig
direction
meaning 2 to study, to research
reference
comment Рерих VI, 333.
NEW Realization 16 (ID: 23029)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme eşele-
meaning 1 to dig, grub, scratch Eşelemek için, fazer kullanmamız gerekebilir.
We might need to use phasers to excavate it.
direction
meaning 2 to investigate Etrafı eşelemek iyi değildir
Digging around isn't good
reference Baskakov 1977: 280
comment Also eş-, eşin- 'to dig soil (of animals); to analyze, investigate'