to mill, grind → to destroy, annihilate 3 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme to crush
meaning 1 to press, to grind, crushed stone
direction →
meaning 2 to suppress, to smash to crush a rebellion
reference
comment
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme măcina
meaning 1 to mill, grind
direction →
meaning 2 to destroy, annihilate
reference Andrianov, Mixalchi 1954: 511
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme färtätä
meaning 1 'to break, crumble up engera-bread; to crumble, pulverize dry things''
direction →
meaning 2 'to destroy, annihilate utterly'
reference
comment KT 2665

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