to knead
—
to strike, hit
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme | laʕṭäṭä | |
| Meaning 1 | 'to mix water and flour, to make dough, to knead' | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'to hit, beat s.o. mercilessly' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | KT 130 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tigrinya | |
| Lexeme | läwäsä | |
| Meaning 1 | 'to knead (dough), to squeeze, press hard in order to mix and to soften, e.g. clay' | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | 'to hit hard, rain down blows' | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | KT 119 | |