belly → river-bed 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Catalan
lexeme buc
meaning 1 belly; object that forms a cavity (ex. hull of ship).
direction →
meaning 2 river-bed
reference DIEC2
comment From Frankish *būk 'belly', from Proto-Germanic *būkaz 'belly, stomach' (compare German Bauch, English dialectal bouk)

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