bell
→
watch, clock
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | zhōng (钟) | |
| Meaning 1 | bell | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clock (tower, wall, table; also generic morpheme) | Nàozhōng (闹钟) alarm clock |
| Reference | BKRS | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Borrowing | |
| Language 1 | Medieval Latin | |
| Language 2 | English | |
| Lexeme 1 | clocca | |
| Lexeme 2 | clock | |
| Meaning 1 | bell | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clock, watch | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | probably from M.Du. klocke, from M.L. (7c.) clocca "bell," from Celt., probably spread by Irish missionaries, ultimately of imitative origin. | |