hair → respect (n.) 1 realization
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ṣägʷri
meaning 1 hair, fur, tresses säraḥ ṣägʷri 'hair-dresser'
direction →
meaning 2 dignity bäʕal ṣägʷri 'dignified, stately (person), honored, respected' (lit. 'owner of hair')
reference
comment (KT 2616-2617). Cp. also ṣägʷəram 'dignified, stately, honored' (KT 2617).

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