wife
—
daughter-in-law
1 realization
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Kurux | |
Lexeme 1 | khaī | |
Lexeme 2 | khaī | |
Meaning 1 | wife | Ā paddantī khaī ondrkan I brought a wife from that village. |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | daughter-in-law | Ī punā khaī oṇḍā nalakh nanū ālī manō. This intended daughter-in-law of ours will develop into a thrifty wife. |
Reference | Oraon-English Dictionary: 401 | |
Comment | The lexeme has restrictions in the 1 meaning: in polite usage khaī meaning 'wife', is never associated with a posessive pronoun. |