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

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