old (vs. young)
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4 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Geez | |
Lexeme 1 | ləhiḳ | |
Lexeme 2 | liḳ | |
Meaning 1 | grown-up, adult, old, old man, senior | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | chief, senior, elder | liḳa ḥamar; 'captain of a ship'; |
Reference | ||
Comment | LGz. 309, 317 |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Serbian | |
Lexeme | стар (star) | |
Meaning 1 | old (vs. young) | стар човек old man |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | chief, senior | стар официр senior officer |
Reference | Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1266 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Tigre | |
Lexeme 1 | šangala | |
Lexeme 2 | šəmāgalle | |
Meaning 1 | 'to become of age' | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | 'nobleman (opposite to vassal)' | |
Reference | ||
Comment | LH 210, 220-221; cp. Amh. šəmagəlle ''elder, old man, old gentleman, respectable person; arbiter, conciliator' (K 615), Tna. šəmagəllä 'elder, person advanced in age; counselor, arbitrator' (KT 818) |
NEW Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Wanman (Warnman) | |
Lexeme | yatilpa | |
Meaning 1 | old man | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | boss | |
Reference | Burgman 2010: 59 | |
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