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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |