The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Relation type	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

ACCEPTED Realization 1
type		Polysemy
language		Armenian
lexeme		beran (բերան)
meaning 1	mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	eater
reference		Galstjan 1984: 124
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 2
type		Polysemy
language		Danish
lexeme		mund
meaning 1	mouth	halvåben mund parted lips
direction	→
meaning 2	eater
reference		DDO
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 3
type		Polysemy
language		English
lexeme		mouth
meaning 1	mouth
meaning 2	eater	useless mouth тунеядец
reference
comment		Also means 'fool, blockhead'.

ACCEPTED Realization 4
type		Polysemy
language		Evenki
lexeme		amnga
meaning 1	mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	tablemate (folklore)
reference
comment		Василевич 1958, 28

ACCEPTED Realization 5
type		Polysemy
language		French
lexeme		bouche
meaning 1	mouth	une bouche large a big mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	eater	avoir (tant de) bouches à nourrir to have (so many) mouths to feed
reference		CNRTL
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 6
type		Polysemy
language		Gagauz
lexeme		aaz
meaning 1	mouth, chaps
meaning 2	eater	кач аазсыныз? How many of us are going to eat?
reference
comment		The same in Turk. Ağız (ТуРС 29).

ACCEPTED Realization 7
type		Polysemy
language		Mandarin Chinese
lexeme		kŏu
meaning 1	mouth
meaning 2	count word for counting people, especially family members
reference
comment		БКРС 1735

ACCEPTED Realization 8
type		Polysemy
language		Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme		am
meaning 1	mouth
meaning 2	eater, mouth	манайх зургаан амттай We have six months in the family
reference
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 9
type		Polysemy
language		Norwegian
lexeme		munn
meaning 1	mouth	sove med åpen munn to sleep with an open mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	eater	ha mange munner å mette to have a lot of mouths to feed
reference		BO
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 10
type		Polysemy
language		Romanian
lexeme		gură
meaning 1	mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	eater
reference		DEX98
comment		DRRS 1, 952, DEX98

ACCEPTED Realization 11
type		Polysemy
language		Russian
lexeme		рот (rot)
meaning 1	mouth
direction	—
meaning 2	eater	a. Пять ртов кормлю. 'I am feeding five mouths.' b. Лишний рот в семье. 'Another mouth in the family.'
reference
comment		Cf. the Russian рот (mouth) used for ‘about a single animal when measuring food’ (XIV c.)

ACCEPTED Realization 12
type		Polysemy
language		Spanish
lexeme		boca
meaning 1	mouth	no atreverse a abrir la boca do not even dare to open your mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	eater	una familia de cinco bocas There are five mouths in the family
reference
comment		Narumov 1995: 127

ACCEPTED Realization 13
type		Polysemy
language		Swedish
lexeme		mun
meaning 1	mouth	föra skeden till munnen to lift a spoon to one’s mouth
direction	→
meaning 2	eater	hon har många munnar att mätta she has a lot of mouths to feed
reference		SAO
comment

ACCEPTED Realization 14
type		Polysemy
language		Tibetan
lexeme		ca-byed
meaning 1	eater, eating, devourer
meaning 2	mouth
reference
comment		Рерих VIII, 128. An instance of the opposite direction of semantic change (eater > mouth). However, the word 'eater' does not denote a family member.