to ache it's a pity 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme 1 bälla
lexeme 2 yəblaññ
meaning 1 to itch ḳʷəslu bällaw 'his wound is itching'
direction
meaning 2 lit. 'it itches me' -'expression of sadn yəblaññ lantä 'I am sorry for you'
reference
comment (K 857). The original meaning of the verb is 'to eat'.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Czech
lexeme bolet
meaning 1 to hurt, to ache bolí mĕ v krku
my throat is aching
direction
meaning 2 to be unpleasant (to smn) bolí mĕ, že …
it is a shame [unpleasant], that ...
reference Pavlovič 1976: 35
comment In other Slavic languages only 'ache (what, to whom)'. Cf. The Rus. мне больно смотреть на то, как завод приходит в упадок (It is painful for me to see how the factory is falling into decay).
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme fáj
meaning 1 to ache

fáj a feje


(s)he has a headache

direction
meaning 2 it's a pity (expression of sadness)

Nekem is fáj, hogy már búcsúzni kell.


It's a pity for me that it is already time to say goodbye.

reference MEK 1978
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