chameleon
→
hypocrite, dissembler
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | χαμαιλέων | |
| meaning 1 | chameleon | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | social chameleon | |
| reference | ||
| comment | It was used figuratively already in the writings by Aristotle and Plutarch | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tagalog | |
| lexeme 1 | hunyangò | |
| lexeme 2 | hunyanguín | |
| meaning 1 | chameleon | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | two-faced | |
| reference | ||
| comment | Таг 155 | |