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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