younger sister
→
term of address to a woman
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 4238 | younger brother | → | term of address to a man | Open |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kannada | |
| lexeme | taṃgi | |
| meaning 1 | younger sister | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | a term for addressing a woman with endearment (comparable to one’s younger sister in age) | |
| reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 433 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tamil | |
| lexeme | taṅkai | |
| meaning 1 | younger sister | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ||
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | In McAlpin dictionary p. 35; also tankacci, tanke. Other dictionaries do not mention this meaning. | |