bowel → string (of a musical instrument) 4 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme χορδή
meaning 1 intestine
direction →
meaning 2 string
reference
comment LSJ 1998
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme gut
meaning 1 intestine
direction →
meaning 2 string
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme minugia
meaning 1 intestine (lamb)
direction →
meaning 2 string (from the lamb's intestine)
reference
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme chorda
meaning 1 bowel
direction →
meaning 2 string (of a musical instrument)
reference Dvoreckij 1976
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