thin (of a long object) → giraffe 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 2888)
type Derivation
language Amharic
lexeme 1 ḳäč̣č̣ən
lexeme 2 ḳäčč̣̣əne
meaning 1 thin (person, voice, cloth), narrow (ribbon, road)
direction →
meaning 2 giraffe; long, slender spear; kind of wheat
reference AED: 839
comment Cf. ğəratä ḳäč̣č̣ən 'giraffe' (lit. 'thin-tailed') [ibid.].

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