to strike, hit → to castrate 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme ḳäṭäḳḳäṭä
meaning 1 to pound, beat bärädow ḳäṭäḳḳäṭäw 'the hail beat it [grain] down'; bädula ḳäṭäḳḳäṭäw 'to beat up, thrash (with a stick)'
direction →
meaning 2 to castrate by crushing the testicles
reference
comment (K 835). Cf. ḳəṭḳəṭ 'ram, ox or goat castrated as above' (K 835).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme тући (tući)
meaning 1 to beat, hit Saudijski sveštenik tinejdžerima savetuje kako ispravno tući supruge.
A Saudi cleric advises teenagers on how to properly beat their wives.
direction →
meaning 2 to castrate, geld тући бикове
to castrate bulls
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 353
comment Example for meaning 1 - CLARIN.SI

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