to boil (intr.) to worry, be agitated 16 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Polysemy
Language Ancient Greek
Lexeme ζέω
Meaning 1 to boil
Direction
Meaning 2 to boil (of passion) ὀργὴ ζέουσα
angry agitation
Reference LSJ
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language English
Lexeme boil
Meaning 1 (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour
Direction
Meaning 2 (of a person or strong emotion) be stirred up
Reference ODE
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Erzya
Lexeme лакамс
Meaning 1 to boil ведесь умок уш лакась
the water has long boiled
Direction
Meaning 2 to worry а эряви лакамс
do not worry
Reference Serebrennikov et al. 1993: 328
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Polysemy
Language German
Lexeme kochen
Meaning 1 to boil (intransitive), to cook, to prepare food
Direction
Meaning 2 to be stirred up or agitated, especially with anger er kocht vor Wut
he is boiling with anger
Reference Moskal'skaja (ed.) 2001
Comment Interesting parallel in Yiddish, cf verses of the song "Vi shlekht un vi biter": "Ikh bin fun Zhitomir, Kokht oyf dos blit in mir" (Pearls of Yiddish Song, 1989:108)
ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Polysemy
Language Indonesian
Lexeme mendidih
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to seethe with rage
Reference SEALang Indonesia
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Polysemy
Language Italian
Lexeme bollire
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 being agitated, burning, shivering with a violent but repressed feeling
Reference Vocabolario Treccani
Comment From Latin bullio, bullire 'to boil' from bulla 'bubble'
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Polysemy
Language Khmer
Lexeme pruəc
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to to experience or feel a sudden (pang of) emotion; to have a sudden desire for
Reference SEAlang Khmer
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
Type Polysemy
Language Komi
Lexeme пуны
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.) ваыс пуӧ
water is boiling
Direction
Meaning 2 to worry, be agitated эн пу, успокоитчы
do not get excited, calm down
Reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
Type Polysemy
Language Meadow Mari
Lexeme шолаш
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to to be consumed by any feeling, passion; to resent
Reference Marij jylme muter
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
Type Cognates
Language 1 Old Church Slavonic
Language 2 Sanskrit
Lexeme 1 кꙑпѣти (kypěti)
Lexeme 2 kup
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to be moved or excited or agitated; to swell, heave or boil with rage or emotion, be angry, be angry with
Reference ESSJa: 13, 265
Comment MW 291 Also Lithuanian kūpė́ti 'to boil' and Latin cupio 'to desire'
ACCEPTED Realization 11
Type Polysemy
Language Portuguese
Lexeme ferver
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to worry, be agitated
Reference Feerštejn, Starec 2005
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
Type Polysemy
Language Russian
Lexeme кипятиться (kipjatit'sja)
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to get excited; flare up, fume; get steamed up, lose one's cool
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
Type Polysemy
Language Tamil
Lexeme puẓuṅku
Meaning 1 to boil gently To boil gently or stew, as rice after the water is poured off;
Direction
Meaning 2 to be hot with anger
Reference Tamil lexicon: 2794
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
Type Polysemy
Language Thai
Lexeme dʉ̀at
Meaning 1 (a liquid) to boil
Direction
Meaning 2 to be boiling (mad), in a rage
Reference SEAlang Thai
Comment
NEW Realization 15
Type Derivation
Language Turkish
Lexeme 1 kayna-
Lexeme 2 kaynaşma
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 excitement, uproar, agitation
Reference Baskakov 1977: 526
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
Type Polysemy
Language Waray
Lexeme alimbukád
Meaning 1 to boil (intr.)
Direction
Meaning 2 to become agitated
Reference SEAlang Waray
Comment