inscription
→
side of a coin
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Armenian | |
| lexeme | gir (գիր) | |
| meaning 1 | letter (symbol in an alphabet) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | reverse side of a coin | |
| reference | Galstjan 1984 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Modern Greek | |
| lexeme 1 | γράμμα | |
| lexeme 2 | γράμματα | |
| meaning 1 | letter (character) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (plural) reverse side of a coin | |
| reference | DSMG | |
| comment | mainly used in κορώνα ή γράμματα 'heads or tails' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | yazı | |
| meaning 1 | writing, script | Türklerde yazının kullanılması eskidir. The use of writing in Turks is old. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | side of a coin with the value written on it | |
| reference | TDKS | |
| comment | ||
Also Hungarian írás 'tails of a coin', verbal noun from ír 'to write'