father
→
<term of address to a man>
36 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | appā | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Tamil lexicon | |
| Comment | The word is used as term of address 1) in direct sense, to an elder man; 2) in metaphorical sense, to a person "lower in social status or younger". | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Brahui | |
| Lexeme | abā | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to an elder man | |
| Reference | Bray_Brahui dictionary: 49 | |
| Comment | Also: bāva "father", "respectful form of address to an elderly man". (68) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | отец, otec | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | И дашь ты нам, отец, к водке ветчины вестфальской и луку испанского 'And you give us, father, Westphalian ham and Spanish onion [for a snack] to vodka.Maxim Gorky, The Life of Klim Samgin ' |
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| Reference | Efremova 2000 | |
| Comment | Used as a familiar appeal to an elderly man. BAS 8, 1364-1366 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yaqui (Hiaki) | |
| Lexeme | hapchi | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | title of respect used by a woman to a man | |
| Reference | Dictionary Yaqui: 40 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | fù (父) | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | BKRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Greek | |
| Lexeme | πατήρ | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | respectful mode of addressing persons older than oneself | ξεῖνε πάτερ! 'venerable wanderer!' |
| Reference | LSJ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | tată | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address for a child (or a young person) to mark a relationship of familiarity and sympathy | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme | tată | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a (older) man in respect or affection | |
| Reference | DEX98 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Swahili | |
| Lexeme | baba | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a form of respectful address to elders by age, position, rank, etc. | |
| Reference | Polikanov | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Zulu | |
| Lexeme | u-baba | |
| Meaning 1 | (my, our) father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a respected elder man | |
| Reference | Bryant 1905: 13 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Bube | |
| Lexeme | böiè | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Bolekia 2009: 120 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Dan | |
| Lexeme | dë | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address used for men of the parent's generation | |
| Reference | Vydrine, Kességbeu 2008: 120 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hausa | |
| Lexeme | baba | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a elder man | |
| Reference | Ol'derogge ed. 1963: 27 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkmen | |
| Lexeme | ата (ata) | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | ESTJA: 1, 200-201 | |
| Comment | Also Uzbek, Turkish (dialct. ede), Kumyk. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Kazakh | |
| Lexeme 1 | ата (ata) | |
| Lexeme 2 | атай (ataj) | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Bektaev 1995: 60-61 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kichwa | |
| Lexeme | tayta | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Chimbo Aguinda et al. 2007: 195 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Central Bolivian Quechua | |
| Lexeme | tayta | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Yaranga Valderrama 2003: 335 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Central Bolivian Quechua | |
| Lexeme | yaya | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Yaranga Valderrama 2003: 400 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | cha | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Ošanin, Vũ Đăng Ất 1961: 85 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | bapak | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | sir, Mr. (also a form of address); (to men) you, your. | bapak Présidén 'Mr. President' |
| Reference | Stevens, Schmidgall-Tellings 2010: 92 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tahitian | |
| Lexeme | pāpā | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Lemaître 1995: 91 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Norwegian | |
| Lexeme | far | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a man | |
| Reference | Arakin 2000: 1, 224-225 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme | pɔ̂ɔ (พ่อ) | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | endearment address of an older man to a younger man, to children | |
| Reference | Morev 1964: 514 | |
| Comment | SEAlanf Thai: title used before the first names of boys or, in certain circumstances, of men. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Burmese | |
| Lexeme 1 | aba | |
| Lexeme 2 | aba. | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address for a man who is about the same age as one's father | |
| Reference | SEAlang Burmrse | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | tatay | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | respect form for older male relatives | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | babé | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | form of address to an older man or someone in a higher position (teacher, employer, etc.) | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Javanese | |
| Lexeme | bapak | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to an older and/or higher-ranking male | |
| Reference | SEAlang Javanese | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Javanese | |
| Lexeme | pak | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a older or higher-status male | |
| Reference | SEAlang Javanese | |
| Comment | shortened form of bapak | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Azerbaijani | |
| Lexeme | ata | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to a elder man | Ata, mərkəzi meydan haradır? 'Father, where is the central square?' |
| Reference | Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006: 1, 161 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurux | |
| Lexeme | babas | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary: 45 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kurux | |
| Lexeme | baṇgas | |
| Meaning 1 | father (either natural or adoptive) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | in vocative, the second meaning - term of respectful address to an old man | |
| Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary: 57 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | taṃde | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | respectful form of addressing one’s male elders with respect and endearment | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 435 | |
| Comment | Also: ayya 'father', 'word used for calling a man with respect (which has been replaced by “Sir” in cities)' (52) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 33 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Telugu | |
| Lexeme | nāyana | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | used also as an endearing term | |
| Reference | Brown Telugu dictionary: 645 | |
| Comment | Also the most popular word for "father" - ayya 'father', 'sir', 'old gentlman', 'term of address' [Brown - 77] | |
| NEW Realization 34 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Marathi | |
| Lexeme | tātyā | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a respectful or courteous compellation or mention for a male person | |
| Reference | Molesworth 1857: 374 | |
| Comment | A term of respectful or courteous compellation or mention for a male person gen. |
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| NEW Realization 35 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Udihe | |
| Lexeme | ами(н) | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to an elder man | |
| Reference | Simonov, Kyalundzyuga 1998: 120 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 36 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Even | |
| Lexeme 1 | аман | |
| Lexeme 2 | амандя | |
| Meaning 1 | father | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Robbek, Robbek 2005: 41 | |
| Comment | ||