low (location) low (size) 19 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme šapālu
meaning 1 to be low šumma Sin ina tāmartīšu šapil
if the moon is low at its appearance
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meaning 2 to be low anami Gilgāmeš mašil padattam lānam šapil eṣemta[m] [p]ukkul
he resembles Gilgamesh in build but he is short of stature, though larger of bone
reference CAD
comment CAD š 1, 422-423
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme χθᾰμᾰλός
meaning 1 near the ground, on the ground, low χθᾰμᾰλός Αἴγυπτος
lower Egypt
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meaning 2 metaph. of persons of humble station
reference LSJ
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ταπεινός
meaning 1 of place, low-lying; of stars, low, i.e. near the horizon
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meaning 2 of stature or size, low
reference LSJ
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme storin (ստորին)
meaning 1 low (location)
direction
meaning 2 low (size)
reference Galstjan 1984
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme alçaq
meaning 1 low (location) alçaq buludlar
low clouds
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meaning 2 low (size) alçaq ağac
low tree
reference Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Bulgarian
lexeme нисък
meaning 1 low (location)
direction
meaning 2 low (size)
reference Bernštejn 1966
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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme nizak
meaning 1 low (location) nizak let
low flight
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meaning 2 low (size) nizak čovjek
short man
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Czech
lexeme nízký
meaning 1 low (location)
direction
meaning 2 low (size)
reference SSJČ
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme lav
meaning 1 low (location) lavtflyvende
low-flying
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meaning 2 low (size) lavbenet
short-legged
reference Krymova et al. 2004: 376-377
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme low
meaning 1 located at or near the bottom of something low back pain
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meaning 2 of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground the school is a long, low building
reference ODE
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ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme bas
meaning 1 low (location) Bas-Canada
Lower Canada (from its position on the Saint Lawrence River)
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meaning 2 low (size) de basse stature
low stature
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme niedrig
meaning 1 low (location) der Eingang liegt niedriger als die Straße
the entrance is lower than the street
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meaning 2 low (size) Schuhe mit niedrigen Absätzen
shoes with low heels
reference Moskal'skaja (ed.) 2001
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ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme alacsony
meaning 1 low (location) A gépek … alacsonyan repültek. Motorjaik zúgása betöltötte a kikötőt. (Kuncz Aladár)
The planes… flew low. The roar of their engines filled the harbor
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meaning 2 low (size) alacsony asztal, szék, szekrény
low table, chair, cupboard (cabinet)
reference MEK 1978
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ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme basso
meaning 1 low (location)
direction
meaning 2 low (size)
reference Zor'ko et al. 2002
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NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Khmer
lexeme tiəp (ទាប)
meaning 1 to be low (location)
direction
meaning 2 to be low (size)
reference SEAlang Khmer
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ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme bēi (卑)
meaning 1 low (about the area) , lowland
direction
meaning 2 low (size)
reference BKRS
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ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme низкий (nizkij)
meaning 1 low (location) низкие тучи
low clowds
direction
meaning 2 low (size) низкое дерево
low tree
reference <personally collected data>
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NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme джыкды / ǯɨkdɨ
meaning 1 low (location)

къавыд джыквалды / ɢawɨd ʒɨkwaldɨ


the lowness of the ceiling

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meaning 2 low (size)

джыкды быйед / ʒɨkdɨ bɨjed


not being tall (short)

reference Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 138
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NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme низак (nizak)
meaning 1 low (location) низак плафон
low ceiling
direction
meaning 2 low (size) низак младић, низак сто
short young man, low table
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 834
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