to touch
→
to become infected
2 realizations
Multi-area
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 9181 | to catch | → | to fall ill | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 9922) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigrinya | |
| lexeme | läḵäfä | |
| meaning 1 | to touch with the fingertip, to rub lightly | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to infect, contaminate | |
| reference | TED: 117 | |
| comment | The source meaning is that of "to taste". | |