aunt
—
term of address to a woman
18 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3867 | mother | → | term of address to a woman | Open |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Brahui | |
| Lexeme | tāta | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | mode of address to any female relative | |
| Reference | Bray_Brahui dictionary: 287 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Burmese | |
| Lexeme | dɔ̀ dɔ̀ | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | polite and respectful term of address to an elderly woman | |
| Reference | SEAlang Burmrse | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | áling | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | dear old woman | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | mánding | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | dear old woman | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hiligaynon | |
| Lexeme | tíà, tíya | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | dame, matron; good old woman; respect term for older females | |
| Reference | SEAlang Hiligaynon | |
| Comment | From Spanish | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Hungarian | |
| Lexeme | néni | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address to an elderly woman | |
| Reference | Гальди 1974: 560 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | tante | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | term of address and reference for older European, Chinese, or Westernized women | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | From Dutch | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khmer | |
| Lexeme | miiŋ | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt (younger sister of either parent) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | 2nd person pronoun for an older woman one does not know (one who is younger or appears to be younger than one's parents) | |
| Reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khmer | |
| Lexeme | ʔum, ʔom | |
| Meaning 1 | elder sibling of one's parent | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | you / your (to uncle or aunt older than one's parent or to older non-relatives in one's parents' generation) | |
| Reference | SEAlang Khmer | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | mɛ̄ː ɲáːy | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt (mother's younger sister) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | elderly woman | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | achi' | |
| Meaning 1 | elder sister; junior aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | term in use for addressing elderly ladies | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | atek | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old lady; orm of address to one's elders | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | bibi | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | aged female relative | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | yí (姨) | |
| Meaning 1 | wife's sister; aunt (mother's sister) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | You, auntie (between women) | |
| Reference | BKRS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Modern Mon | |
| Lexeme | paa3 | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt, father's or mother's elder sister; wife of a father's or mother's elder brother | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | respectful appellation for elderly females | |
| Reference | SEAlang Mon | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | тетя (tëtja) | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Efremova 2000 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tagalog | |
| Lexeme | ále | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | expression addressed to a woman; reference to a woman | |
| Reference | SEAlang Tagalog | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Thai | |
| Lexeme | ˈpâa | |
| Meaning 1 | elder aunt (older sister of father or mother) | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | you, Auntie (speaking to elder aunt or other older woman); she, her, Auntie (speaking of elder aunt); I, me, Auntie (elder aunt or older woman speaking to nephew, niece, or other younger person) | |
| Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| Comment | ||
Для языков с системой родства, различающей родственников по отцу и по матери (бифуркативные системы) переход будет отдельно от aunt, father's sister и от aunt, mother's sister.