mother
→
smallpox
5 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | ammai | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smallpox | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 100 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | amma | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smallpox, chickenpox or measles | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 51 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Malto (Sauria Paharia, references do not distinguish from Kumarbhag Paharia) | |
| Lexeme 1 | aya | |
| Lexeme 2 | ayadudu | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smallpox | |
| Reference | Mahapatra 1987: 5 | |
| Comment | The lexeme is formed of aya "mother" and dudu - another word for "mother" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Gondi | |
| Lexeme | avval | |
| Meaning 1 | mother goddess | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smallpox goddess | |
| Reference | Gondi Multilingual: 4 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Telugu | |
| Lexeme 1 | amma | |
| Lexeme 2 | ammatalli | |
| Meaning 1 | mother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | goddess of smallpox | |
| Reference | Gwynn Telugu Dictionary: 31 | |
| Comment | 1) The lexeme "ammatalli" is a composition of amma "mother" and talli - meaning "mother" also. 2) There is another realisation - talli "chickenpox" (dial). Gwynn p. 231 | |