fire
→
electricity
6 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme 1 | fay2 | |
| Lexeme 2 | fay2-fā3 | |
| Meaning 1 | fire | daŋ2 fay2 to make fire, to fire a furnace |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | tay3 fay2 'to switch on light' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Burmese | |
| Lexeme | мѝ | |
| Meaning 1 | fire, flame | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | light, electricity | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Novikov et al. 1976, 406 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Khmer | |
| Lexeme 1 | akkiˀ | |
| Lexeme 2 | akkiˀ-sani: | |
| Meaning 1 | fire | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | The first meaning is the borrowings from Pali | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yaqui (Hiaki) | |
| Lexeme | tahi | |
| Meaning 1 | fire, flame | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | |
| Reference | Dictionary Yaqui: 153 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Otomi | |
| Lexeme | tsibi | |
| Meaning 1 | fire | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | |
| Reference | World Loanword Database | |
| Comment | Also 'light (n.)' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Saramaccan | |
| Lexeme | fája | |
| Meaning 1 | fire | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | electricity | |
| Reference | World Loanword Database | |
| Comment | Also 'light (n.)', 'lamp'. From English fire | |
Предполагаемое развитие значения 'огонь, пламя' > 'освещение' > 'электрическое освещение' > 'электричество' (см. комментарий к лаосскому примеру)