shadow theatre → cinema 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 1 yĭng 影
lexeme 2 diàn-yĭng 电影
meaning 1 shadow pí yĭng xì
shadow theatre
direction →
meaning 2 cinema (lit. 'electrical shadows')
reference
comment The cinema which in China first appeared in 1896 was initially thought to be the variant of the shadow play, that had been known in China since the epoch of Tang dynasty. Ткаченко 1999, 103
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Thai
lexeme nǎng (หนัง)
meaning 1 shadow show
direction →
meaning 2 movie náng phūt
sound film
reference Morev 1964: 804 SEAlang Thai
comment The older meaning is that of "skin"
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Vietnamese
lexeme 1 bóng
lexeme 2 hát bóng
meaning 1 shadow, shade
direction →
meaning 2 cinema, movies, moving pictures
reference SEAlang Vietnamese
comment

hát 'to sing, give a theatrical performance'

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