turmeric (Curcuma)
→
yellow
6 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Borrowing | |
| language 1 | Classical Arabic | |
| language 2 | Harari | |
| lexeme 1 | hurd- | |
| lexeme 2 | ḥurdi | |
| meaning 1 | turmeric (Curcuma) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | yellow | |
| reference | Lane: 2891 EDH: 86 | |
| comment | Cf. also Arb. hurdiyy- "dyed yellow with hurd-" (for more see Lane 2891; for a detailed discussion (including other Arabic borrowings from the same lexeme) see Bulakh 2019:177-178). | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Kawi (Old Javanese) | |
| language 2 | Javanese | |
| lexeme 1 | jĕne | |
| lexeme 2 | jené | |
| meaning 1 | turmeric (Curcuma) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (krama) yellow | |
| reference | SEAlang Javanese | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Meriam (Eastern Torres Strait) | |
| lexeme 1 | bam | |
| lexeme 2 | bambam | |
| meaning 1 | turmeric (Curcuma) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | yellow, orange | |
| reference | Ray 1907: 135 | |
| comment | Rivers 1901 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Nepali | |
| lexeme 1 | besār | |
| lexeme 2 | besāre | |
| meaning 1 | turmeric (Curcuma) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | turmeric-coloured | |
| reference | Turner 1931: 458 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tagalog | |
| lexeme | dilaw | |
| meaning 1 | turmeric (Curcuma) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | yellow | |
| reference | Krus, Ignašev 1959: 110 | |
| comment | SEAlang Tagalog | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Telugu | |
| lexeme 1 | pasupu | |
| lexeme 2 | pasupupacca | |
| meaning 1 | turmeric (Curcuma) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | yellow | |
| reference | Gwynn Telugu Dictionary: 326-327 | |
| comment | ||