mountain
→
monastery
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
---|---|---|
type | Polysemy | |
language | Geez | |
lexeme | dabr | |
meaning 1 | mountain | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | convent, monastery | |
reference | CDG: 121 | |
comment |
This is the example of lexicalisation in the view of the fact that monasteries are usually built on high ground. In EthSem. languages the name of a monastery looks like dbr + temple name.