to smear, anoint
→
to clean
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| comment | KT 87 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| comment | ||