little, small
→
little finger
30 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian | |
| Lexeme 1 | мали | |
| Lexeme 2 | малић | |
| Meaning 1 | small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Tolstoj 1957 | |
| Comment | Also мали прст | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Czech | |
| Lexeme | malý | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | malík | |
| Reference | SSJČ | |
| Comment | Also malíček | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | French | |
| Lexeme 1 | petit | |
| Lexeme 2 | petit doigt | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | NFRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme 1 | küçük | |
| Lexeme 2 | küçük parmak | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Jusipova 2005 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Portuguese | |
| Lexeme | mínimo | |
| Meaning 1 | minimum (to the lowest degree) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Feerštejn, Starec 2005 | |
| Comment | Also dedo mínimo | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme 1 | klein | |
| Lexeme 2 | kleiner Finger | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Moskal'skaja (ed.) 2001 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | little | |
| Lexeme 2 | little finger | |
| Meaning 1 | little | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | ODE | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Crimean Tatar | |
| Lexeme 1 | kiçik | |
| Lexeme 2 | kiçik parmaq | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Mirjejev, Usejinov 2002 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme 1 | lille | |
| Lexeme 2 | lillefinger | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme 1 | lille | |
| Lexeme 2 | lillefinger | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | Bokmål | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme 1 | vesle | |
| Lexeme 2 | veslefinger | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | Nynorsk | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Estonian | |
| Lexeme 1 | väike | |
| Lexeme 2 | väike sõrm | |
| Meaning 1 | small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Finnish | |
| Lexeme 1 | pikku | |
| Lexeme 2 | pikkusormi | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | Also pikkurilli | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Modern Greek | |
| Lexeme | μικρός | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | DSMG | |
| Comment | Also μικρό δάχτυλο | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Irish Gaelic | |
| Lexeme 1 | beag | |
| Lexeme 2 | méar bheag | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Ó Dónaill 1977 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | mic | |
| Lexeme 2 | deget mic | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme 1 | gɔ̂i | |
| Lexeme 2 | níu-gɔ̂ɔi | |
| Meaning 1 | small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Hill Mari | |
| Lexeme 1 | изи | |
| Lexeme 2 | изиварня | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Savatkova 2008 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme 1 | xiǎo (小) | |
| Lexeme 2 | xiǎozhǐ (小指) | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | BKRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Maori | |
| Lexeme | koroiti | |
| Meaning 1 | small, unimportant, little, minute, tiny, diminutive, petite, trivial, insignificant | Tēnei ngā hua kareao ka tukua atu e au, e rima hereni, hei oranga mō te manu koroiti nei, arā mō 'Te Pīpīwharauroa' " Here are the supplejack berries that I'm sending you, five shillings, as sustenance for this little bird, that is for 'Te Pīpīwharauroa' (the shining cuckoo)" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger, little toe | Ko ngā tāngata o te kāinga he tokomaha, ko ngā Paipera, kia tīmata te tatau ki te koromatua o te ringaringa kāhore e tutuki ki te koroiti "There are many people of the village, but the Bibles, if you begin counting from the thumb you won't reach the little finger" |
| Reference | MD | |
| Comment | Also kōiti 'little finger, little toe' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Balinese | |
| Lexeme | kacing | |
| Meaning 1 | little, low, inconsiderable | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | SEALang Balinese | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Shan | |
| Lexeme 1 | ʔɔn2 | |
| Lexeme 2 | niw5 ʔɔn2 | |
| Meaning 1 | small, little; young | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | SEAlang Shan | |
| Comment | niw5 'finger or toe' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Polish | |
| Lexeme 1 | mały | |
| Lexeme 2 | mały palec | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | WSJP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Swedish | |
| Lexeme 1 | liten | |
| Lexeme 2 | lillfinger | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Breton | |
| Lexeme 1 | bihan | |
| Lexeme 2 | biz-bihan | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Welsh | |
| Lexeme 1 | byr | |
| Lexeme 2 | byrfys | |
| Meaning 1 | short, small, brief, concise, condensed | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Geiriuadur | |
| Comment | byr 'small' + bys 'finger' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme 1 | ciṟu | |
| Lexeme 2 | ciṟu-viral | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 1465 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Selkup | |
| Lexeme 1 | кыба | |
| Lexeme 2 | кыба мун | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger | |
| Reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Malak-Malak | |
| Lexeme 1 | witjbi | |
| Lexeme 2 | ngenyilwitjbi | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger (lit. finger + little) | |
| Reference | Lindsay et al. 2017: 111 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Malak-Malak | |
| Lexeme 1 | witjbi | |
| Lexeme 2 | ngenyilwitjbi | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | little finger (lit. finger + little) | |
| Reference | Lindsay et al. 2017: 111 | |
| Comment | ||