to raise, lift (tr.) to begin (tr.) 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Derivation
Language Amharic
Lexeme nässa
Meaning 1 to raise, lift up
Direction
Meaning 2 to begin, to cause ambagʷaro nässa 'to stir up a fight'; wäre nässa 'to start a conversation'
Reference
Comment (K 1020-1021). Cf. also asnässa 'to cause to start up, arisse, to let s.th. Start' in such expression as ṭorənnät asnässa 'to cause war to break out';
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Polysemy
Language Komi
Lexeme кыпӧдны
Meaning 1 to raise, lift (tr.) кыпӧдны ки
to raise a hand
Direction
Meaning 2 to begin (tr.) кыпӧдны сёрни, кыпӧдны шум
to begin conversation, to make noise
Reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
Comment
NEW Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Serbian
Lexeme подићи (podići)
Meaning 1 to raise, lift (tr.)

Подићи терет с првог на други спрат.


Lift the load from the first floor to the second floor.

Direction
Meaning 2 to begin (tr.)

подићи побуну, подићи грају


to start a riot, to raise a roar

Reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 949
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