to smear, anoint
→
to deceive
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | dahana | |
| meaning 1 | 'to anoint' | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | 'to play a hypocrite' | dahana fulān-an 'he acted with such a one hypocritycally' |
| reference | ||
| comment | Lane 926 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | läḳ̃läḳ̃ä | |
| meaning 1 | 'to paint, daub, smear, coat walls with mud' | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | 'to be a talebearer, to lie' | |
| reference | ||
| comment | KT 87 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | lässänä | |
| meaning 1 | 'to plaster, to whitewash a wall, to smooth (by filling in gaps) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | 'to flatter, deceive, hoax, to wheedle, cajole, caress (in order to gain s.o.'s affection or favor' | |
| reference | ||
| comment | KT 85 | |