to smear, anoint → to deceive 3 realizations
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

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