eye
→
spy
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Geez | |
| lexeme | ʕayn | |
| meaning 1 | eye | tədawwi ʔaʕyəntihā ‘her eyes are sick’ (Gen. 29:17) |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | spy | wa-fannawa dāwit ʔaʕyənta ‘and David sent spies’ (1Reg 26:4) |
| reference | LLA: 1006-1007, LGz. 79-80 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tagalog | |
| lexeme | matа́ | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | spy | |
| reference | Krus, Ignašev 1959: 214 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme 1 | göz | |
| lexeme 2 | gözcü | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | spy | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 358 | |
| comment | Nomen actoris from 'eye' | |
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