cold
→
stupid
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Kannada | |
| lexeme 1 | jaḍate | |
| lexeme 2 | jaḍa | |
| meaning 1 | coldness (of water), chilliness | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | stupid, foolish | |
| reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 402 | |
| comment | the same root with Sanskrit, it's borrowed from there. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme | jaḍa | |
| meaning 1 | cold , frigid | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | stupid , dull | |
| reference | MW | |
| comment | MW 409. Also the meaning of 'stiff , torpid , motionless , apathetic , senseless , stunned , paralysed' | |