#3463 flower → menstruation 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Amharic
lexeme 1 abäba
lexeme 2 yäwär abäba
meaning 1 flower, blossom
direction →
meaning 2 menses (lit. flower of the month) yäwär abäba yänäṭṭäfäč 'woman who has reached menopause'
reference
comment (K 1197-98).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Tigrinya
lexeme 1 ṣəgä
lexeme 2 ṣəggəyat
meaning 1 flower pollen; flowers
direction →
meaning 2 menstruation, menses
reference
comment cf. also ṣägäya 'to polllinate, to bud; to flower, bloom; to menstruate' (KT 2622)

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