snake
→
penis
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
---|---|---|
Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Thai | |
Lexeme | nguu (งู) | |
Meaning 1 | snake | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (LGBT slang) penis | |
Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 2 | ||
---|---|---|
Type | Borrowing | |
Language 1 | Yiddish | |
Language 2 | English | |
Lexeme 1 | shlang | |
Lexeme 2 | shlong | |
Meaning 1 | snake | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (U.S. slang) penis | |
Reference | ||
Comment | OED |