hand/arm
→
strength
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | χείρ | |
| meaning 1 | hand | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | violent measures, force | οὐ κατὰ χεῖρά τινος ἀπολείπεσθαι do not yield somebody in force (Plutarch) |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Burmese | |
| lexeme | лэ'йòун | |
| meaning 1 | arm below the elbow | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | force | |
| reference | Novikov et al. 1976: 50 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Lao | |
| lexeme | mɨ́ː | |
| meaning 1 | arm, hand | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | strength/force/power; influence, authority | |
| reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| comment | ||