horseman, rider knight (chess) 19 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Afrikaans
lexeme ruiter
meaning 1 horseman, rider; knight or armed horseman
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Cornish
lexeme marghek
meaning 1 knight, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Czech
lexeme jezdec
meaning 1 horseman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference Kopeckij 1976: 265
comment Slovak jazdec
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme knight
meaning 1 horseman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference ODE
comment borrowed to Japanese naito, Korean naiteu ‘knight in chess’
NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Faroese
lexeme riddari
meaning 1 rider, horseman; (historical) knight
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme cavalier
meaning 1 horseman, rider être hardi cavalier
to be a brave rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference NFRS
comment
NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Georgian
lexeme mxedari (მხედარი)
meaning 1 equestrian, horseman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme huszár
meaning 1 hussar, member of the national cavalry of Hungary, Croatia and Poland
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference Gal’di 1987
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme riddari
meaning 1 horseman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference Berkov et al. 1962
comment Afrikaans ruiter, Yiddish riter, Faroese riddari
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Irish Gaelic
lexeme ridire
meaning 1 horseman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference Ó Dónaill 1977
comment From Old Irish ritire “rider, knight”, from Old English ridere horseman
NEW Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme ʼat sa win (ອັດສະວິນ)
meaning 1 cavalier, knight
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference SEAlang Lao
comment

From Sanskrit aśvin (अश्विन्) 'cavalier; a horse tamer' from áśva (अश्व) 'horse' + -in (-इन्) 'possessor'

NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Lithuanian
lexeme ri̇̀kis
meaning 1 knight; military commander in medieval Lithuania, similar to a hetman or ataman
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference LRŽ
comment
NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Medieval Latin
lexeme eques
meaning 1 horseman, cavalryman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Modern Hebrew
lexeme parásh (פָּרָשׁ)
meaning 1 horseman, cavalier
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Scottish Gaelic
lexeme ridire
meaning 1 knight
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference Dwelly 1911
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NEW Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Slovak
lexeme jazdec
meaning 1 horseman, rider
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference KSSJ
comment
NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Thai
lexeme àt-sà-win (อัศวิน)
meaning 1 cavalier, knight
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference SEAlang Thai
comment

From Sanskrit aśvin (अश्विन्) 'cavalier; a horse tamer' from áśva (अश्व) 'horse' + -in (-इन्) 'possessor'

NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Welsh
lexeme marchog
meaning 1 rider, horseman; (historical) knight
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference Geiriadur
comment
NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Yiddish
lexeme riter (ריטער)
meaning 1 knight
direction
meaning 2 knight (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
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