to enter → to shrink (of textile) 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme gäbba
meaning 1 to enter gəba bäläw 'tell him to come in'
direction →
meaning 2 to shrink (cloth after washing) sitaṭṭäb yəgäbal 'when washed, it (cloth) shrinks''
reference
comment (K 1964).

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