father
→
boss
11 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Akkadian | |
| lexeme | abu | |
| meaning 1 | father | mārū warki abīšunu illakū the children go with their father |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | sheikh; principal (of a business), master, expert, foreman | a-ba-ú-šu-nu išammeūni-ma libbašnu ilamminū should their principals hear (about it), they would become angry |
| reference | CAD | |
| comment | CAD a 67-68. From PS *ʔab-, cf. Kogan RAI 2009, 1.1. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Chechen | |
| lexeme | да | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | village headman (hist.) | |
| reference | Maciev 1961: 120 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Persian | |
| lexeme | بابا (bābā) | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | chief (n.) | |
| reference | Rubinčik 1970: 153 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hausa | |
| lexeme | uba | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | leader, master | uban tafia leader of expedition |
| reference | Robinson 1913: I, 389 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Lao | |
| lexeme | phǭ (ພໍ່) | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | chief (n.) | |
| reference | Morev et al. 1982: 682 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | pater | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | one who supervises or has charge; the senior member or president (of a religious or other sodality) | |
| reference | Glare: 1308 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swahili | |
| lexeme | baba | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | head, leader | |
| reference | Polikanov | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tamil | |
| lexeme | tantai | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | patron | |
| reference | Fabricius Tamil: 484 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Thai | |
| lexeme | pɔ̂ɔ (พ่อ) | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | chief (n.) | |
| reference | Morev 1964: 514 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | baba | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | leader of illegal arms trade, drug dealers, etc. | |
| reference | Jusipova 2005 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Vietnamese | |
| lexeme | thầy | |
| meaning 1 | father | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | master, boss | |
| reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| comment | ||