to smear, anoint
→
to clean
2 realizations
GROUP: Ethiosemitic
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
-
Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 2298) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | läḳ̃läḳ̃ä | |
| meaning 1 | to paint, daub, smear, coat walls with mud | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to rinse (dishes, earthenware, clothes); to polish, shine (shoes, leather) | |
| reference | TED: 87 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 2387) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | masägʷä | |
| meaning 1 | to anoint, smear one’s head with fresh butter, coat one’s hair with a layer of fat etc. | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to wipe clean (e.g., a baby’s behind) | |
| reference | TED | |
| comment | ||