to doubt
→
to be surprised
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Khmer | |
| lexeme | cŋɑl | |
| meaning 1 | to (be in) doubt; to be hesitant | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to be surprised, astonished, amazed; to be dazed, confused | |
| reference | Gorgoniev 1984: 218 | |
| comment | Also 'to wonder' SEAlang Khmer. Compare sɑŋsay 'to suspect, doubt, wonder about', 'to be suspicious, skeptical; to be curious', 'doubt, uncertainty, suspicion' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexeme | yí (疑) | |
| meaning 1 | to doubt, to distrust; to hesitate | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to be surprised, amazed; to be scared | |
| reference | BKRS | |
| comment | Originally an ideogrammic compound: “standing human figure” + “tilted head with open mouth” + “cane” – a man with a cane looking around with his mouth wide open, not know where to go – to be confused; to doubt. | |
Compare Thai sǒnˈtʰêe 'to wonder', 'to be in doubt, be puzzled, amazed'.