tail
→
wolf
11 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Hungarian | |
Lexeme 1 | fark | |
Lexeme 2 | farkas | |
Meaning 1 | tail | a ló farka the tail of the horse |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | wolf (lit. tailed) | erdei farkas forest wolf |
Reference | MEK 1978 | |
Comment | ellipsis of farkas állat 'animal with a tail'. |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Karelian | |
Lexeme 1 | häntä, händü | |
Lexeme 2 | hännikäs | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (hunter's euphemism) wolf | |
Reference | Žarinova 2006: 8 | |
Comment | Also pitkähändä 'wolf' lit. 'long tail' |
NEW Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Veps | |
Lexeme 1 | händ | |
Lexeme 2 | händikaz | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | wolf | |
Reference | Zajceva, Mullonen 1972: 140 | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Livvi-Karelian | |
Lexeme 1 | händü | |
Lexeme 2 | hännikäs | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | wolf | |
Reference | Žarinova 2006: 27 | |
Comment | Also pitkühändü 'wolf' lit. 'long tail' |
NEW Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Ludic Karelian | |
Lexeme 1 | hände | |
Lexeme 2 | händikäs | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | wolf | |
Reference | Žarinova 2006: 27 | |
Comment | Also pitkehände 'wolf', lit. 'long tail'. |
NEW Realization 6 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Finnish | |
Lexeme 1 | häntä | |
Lexeme 2 | hännikäs, häntyri, häntti | |
Meaning 1 | tail (of mammals) | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (dialect) wolf | |
Reference | Žarinova 2006: 27 | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 7 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Khakas | |
Lexeme 1 | хузурух | |
Lexeme 2 | узун хузурух | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (euphemism) wolf | |
Reference | Subrakova O. (ed.) 2006: 858 | |
Comment | 'long tail' |
NEW Realization 8 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Yakut | |
Lexeme 1 | кутурук | |
Lexeme 2 | уһун кутурук | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (euphemism) wolf | |
Reference | DSJJ: I, 264 | |
Comment | 'long tail'. Also кутуруктаах (adj.) 'with long tail' (DSJJ I, 129). Bagardynov 2020 |
NEW Realization 9 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Udmurt | |
Lexeme 1 | быж | |
Lexeme 2 | кузь быж | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (euphemism) wolf | |
Reference | Kirillova 2008 | |
Comment | Also кузь быжо (adj.) |
NEW Realization 10 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Tuvan | |
Lexeme 1 | кудурук | |
Lexeme 2 | узун кудурук | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (euphemism) wolf | |
Reference | Suvandii 2016: 139 | |
Comment | 'long tail' |
NEW Realization 11 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Buriat | |
Lexeme 1 | hуул | |
Lexeme 2 | ута. hуултэ | |
Meaning 1 | tail | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | wolf | |
Reference | Čeremisov 1973: 699-700 | |
Comment |
hunter's and/or shepherd's euphemism for wolf as 'tailed' or 'long tail'. In Hungarian and Veps it became basic terms for a wolf. See also Zelenin 1929