knee
→
strong
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Amharic | |
| lexeme | gʷəlbät | |
| meaning 1 | knee | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | strength, power, might, vigor, energy | gʷəlbät täsämmaw 'to feel strong'; gʷəlbät afässäsä 'to expend one's energy, to work hard' |
| reference | AED: 1890 | |
| comment | The lexeme is used in both of the meanings autonomously. Same polysemy in the Gurage languages (EDG I 272). Note that the semantic rationale for this shift is not clear, though. |
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