to take
→
to copulate
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Muher | |
| Language 2 | Amharic | |
| Lexeme | bädda | |
| Meaning 1 | to take, take away, snatch away | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to copulate, have sexual intercourse (male only) | |
| Reference | EDG: 131 AED: 934 | |
| Comment | The meaning "to take, take away, snatch away" is also found in other Gurage languages (cf. EDG 131). On the comparison and on the employment of the Amharic term see Fjeld et al. 2019:99-100. | |