breathing
—
smell (n.)
8 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme 1 | pneuma | |
| lexeme 2 | πνεῦμα | |
| meaning 1 | act of breathing, sb’s breath | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell, scent | |
| reference | François 2008: 195 | |
| comment | LSJ: 'blast, wind, breathed air, breath; breathing, respiration; flatulence; breath of life, living being; that which is breathed forth or exhaled, odour; breathing with which a vowel is pronounced; the spirit of God; spirit of man; Rhet., sentence declaimed in one breath' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Breton | |
| lexeme | c’hwez | |
| meaning 1 | breath | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell | |
| reference | Sweetser 1990: 36 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme | spiritus | |
| meaning 1 | breath | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell | |
| reference | François 2008: 187 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexeme | qì (气 or 氣) | |
| meaning 1 | breath | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell, scent | |
| reference | François 2008 | |
| comment | BKRS: gas, gaseous substance; air, atmosphere; air blow, weather conditions, climate; fog, cloudy haze; season, season; smell; taste; breath; spirit, mood; spiritual strength, disposition; temperament; character, mental state; strength, power; energy, vitality, vitality of the body; appearance, appearance, appearance; anger; rage, anger; qi (a substance in Chinese natural philosophy) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mwotlap | |
| lexeme | nō-mōkhe | |
| meaning 1 | breath | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell | |
| reference | François 2008: 187 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Nahuatl | |
| lexeme | imi’iyo ~ i’iyac | |
| meaning 1 | breath | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell, esp. bodily smell | |
| reference | François 2008: 197 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | дышать | |
| lexeme 2 | дух | |
| meaning 1 | breathing | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell | |
| reference | BAS: 3, 1174, 1205 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Vietnamese | |
| lexeme | hơi | |
| meaning 1 | breathing | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | smell | |
| reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| comment | ||