blood → revenge 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme däm
meaning 1 'blood' ṣäḳ̆ṭi däm
'blood pressure'
direction →
meaning 2 'blood feud' bäʕal däm
'one who must avenge a slain kinsman'
reference
comment KT 2067-68; cf. dämənnät 'blood feud, right of the relatives of a murdered man to kill the killer or his nearest relative'

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