hair
↔
feather
55 realizations
Multi-area
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 (ID: 43755) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | 'Āre'āre | |
| lexeme | ihu- | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 93 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 (ID: 35963) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Aklanon | |
| lexeme | buebue | |
| meaning 1 | hair (on skin) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu 'hair' |
|
| NEW Realization 3 (ID: 43757) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Arosi | |
| lexeme | (war)ihu- | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 93 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 18687) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Balinese | |
| lexeme | bulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair (man, animal) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather (bird) | |
| reference | SEALang Balinese | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 5 (ID: 35970) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Bashkir | |
| lexeme | йөн | |
| meaning 1 | hair (on human body) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Bashkir Uraksin 1996 | |
| comment | Also 'wool'. From Proto-Turkic *yuŋ 'wool' |
|
| NEW Realization 6 (ID: 43148) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Bughotu (Bugotu) | |
| lexeme | vulu-ña | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 (ID: 43780) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Bughotu (Bugotu) | |
| lexeme | vulu- | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 96 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 8 (ID: 35969) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Chamorro | |
| lexeme | pulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 22132) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Classical Arabic | |
| lexeme | nāṣiyat- | |
| meaning 1 | feathers, plumage | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | forelock | |
| reference | BK: 2 1276 SED I: No. 202 Kogan 2011b: 226 | |
| comment | One more derivative noun form the Proto-Semitic root *nāṣiy-at- 'plumage, feathers' is Arabic nuṣṣat- 'toupee, lock of hair that falls on the front of the head'. | |
| NEW Realization 10 (ID: 40036) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Finongan | |
| lexeme | ambunin | |
| meaning 1 | fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feathers | |
| reference | Rice 2015: 29 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 11 (ID: 43149) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gela (Nggela) | |
| lexeme | vu-vulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 (ID: 43753) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gela (Nggela) | |
| lexeme | vuvulu- | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 92 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 13 (ID: 35965) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hawaiian | |
| lexeme | hulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair, fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 14 (ID: 43784) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hawaiian | |
| lexeme | hulu | |
| meaning 1 | fur, wool, fleece, human body hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 97 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 15 (ID: 33893) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Itelmen | |
| lexeme | чэԓхчэԓх | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | PIRS: 295 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 16 (ID: 33910) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Itelmen | |
| lexeme | тʼәԓхтʼәԓх | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | PIRS: 261 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 17 (ID: 35966) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Javanese | |
| lexeme | wulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair, fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 18 (ID: 43161) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kwaio | |
| lexeme | ifīfu-na | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 19 (ID: 35962) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Maguindanao | |
| lexeme | bumbul | |
| meaning 1 | hairs, fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 20 (ID: 43907) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Malagasy | |
| lexeme | vòlo | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Korneev 1966: 564 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 (ID: 15911) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandinka | |
| lexeme | tíí | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Pozdnjakov 2021: 74 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 22 (ID: 43158) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Maori | |
| lexeme | huru | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 23 (ID: 35961) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mbyá Guaraní | |
| lexeme | ague | |
| meaning 1 | fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 24 (ID: 35967) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Melanau (Mukah) | |
| lexeme | bulou | |
| meaning 1 | hair, fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | Central Melanau |
|
| NEW Realization 25 (ID: 49224) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Midob | |
| lexeme 1 | tèedì | |
| lexeme 2 | àabéddn tèedì | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Werner 1993: 75 | |
| comment | 'bird's hair' |
|
| NEW Realization 26 (ID: 43150) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mota | |
| lexeme | ulu-i | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 27 (ID: 43147) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Motu | |
| lexeme | hui-na | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 28 (ID: 43749) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mussau-Emira | |
| lexeme 1 | ū(ŋ-uru-) | |
| lexeme 2 | ū(gila) | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 92 | |
| comment | ū- ‘hair’, -ŋ- LIGATURE, uru ‘head’ |
|
| NEW Realization 29 (ID: 43754) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Nakanai | |
| lexeme | ivu- | |
| meaning 1 | (head) hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | plumage of a bird | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 93 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 30 (ID: 43751) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Nalik | |
| lexeme | fur | |
| meaning 1 | (head) hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 92 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 31 (ID: 47816) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Nheengatu | |
| lexeme | awa | |
| meaning 1 | fur; body hair; (rare) headhair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | contour feather; plumage; (loosely) any feather | |
| reference | Avila 2021: 280-281 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 32 (ID: 43781) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Niuean | |
| lexeme | fulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 97 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 33 (ID: 47818) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Old Tupian | |
| lexeme | aba | |
| meaning 1 | body hair; fur (hairy coat of various mammal species) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | contour feather; plumage | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | When talking about birds, aba referred only to the body feathers; the flight feathers were called pepó. Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956), Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José https://archive.org/details/barbosa_1956 |
|
| NEW Realization 34 (ID: 43151) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Paamese | |
| lexeme | hilin | |
| meaning 1 | hair (of head) | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 35 (ID: 49030) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Rengao | |
| lexeme 1 | xằk | |
| lexeme 2 | xằk chĭ̀m | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Gregerson & Gregerson 2026: 212 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 36 (ID: 43157) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Rennellese | |
| lexeme | hugu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 37 (ID: 43782) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Rennellese | |
| lexeme | hugu | |
| meaning 1 | body hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 97 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 38 (ID: 43162) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Sa'a (South Malaita, Apae'aa | |
| lexeme | ihu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 39 (ID: 43756) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Syncretism | |
| language | Sa'a (South Malaita, Apae'aa | |
| lexeme | ihu- | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 93 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 40 (ID: 37396) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Saek | |
| lexeme | ปุ๋น | |
| meaning 1 | (body) hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 41 (ID: 43752) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Syncretism | |
| language | Simbo (Mandegusu) | |
| lexeme 1 | vuru(ŋu) | |
| lexeme 2 | vuru(ŋuna) | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 92 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 42 (ID: 15914) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Soninke | |
| lexeme | yìntê | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Pozdnjakov 2021: 74 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 43 (ID: 37395) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Standard Zhuang | |
| lexeme | bwn | |
| meaning 1 | (body) hair; fur; wool | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 44 (ID: 37393) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tai Dam (Black Tai) | |
| lexeme | khôn | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 45 (ID: 37394) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tai Nuea (Dehong) | |
| lexeme | xón (ᥑᥨᥢᥴ) | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 46 (ID: 35964) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tausug | |
| lexeme | bulbul | |
| meaning 1 | fur, hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 47 (ID: 35968) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tetum (Tetun) | |
| lexeme | fulun | |
| meaning 1 | hair, fur | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 48 (ID: 37392) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Thai | |
| lexeme | kǒn (ขน) | |
| meaning 1 | body hair; fur; wool. | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | SEAlang Thai | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 49 (ID: 43750) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tigak | |
| lexeme | uŋu(i) | |
| meaning 1 | (head) hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 92 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 50 (ID: 43783) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tikopia | |
| lexeme | furu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 97 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 51 (ID: 43159) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tolai (Kuanua) | |
| lexeme | ivu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 52 (ID: 43155) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tongan | |
| lexeme | fulu-fulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 53 (ID: 15913) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Vai | |
| lexeme | kùn-díì | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Pozdnjakov 2021 | |
| comment | kùn 'head' | |
| NEW Realization 54 (ID: 43152) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Wayan (Western Fijian) | |
| lexeme | vulu | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 3, 274 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 55 (ID: 15912) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Western Maninka | |
| lexeme | tìì | |
| meaning 1 | hair | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | feather | |
| reference | Pozdnjakov 2021: 74 | |
| comment | ||