grandfather old man 45 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 29447)
type Polysemy
language Aromanian
lexeme tot
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference DXOLA
comment
NEW Realization 2 (ID: 29456)
type Polysemy
language Aromanian
lexeme pap
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference DXOLA
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 16996)
type Polysemy
language Balinese
lexeme kaki
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 any old man
reference SEALang Balinese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 16997)
type Polysemy
language Balinese
lexeme wayah
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEALang Balinese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 16993)
type Polysemy
language Belarusan
lexeme дзед
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference Slounik.org
comment
NEW Realization 6 (ID: 29448)
type Polysemy
language Bulgarian
lexeme дядо
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference RNBE
comment
NEW Realization 7 (ID: 29457)
type Derivation
language Burmese
lexeme 1 a.bhui: (အဘိုး)
lexeme 2 a.bhui:kri: (အဘိုးကြီး)
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEAlang Burmrse
comment

'big grandfather'

ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 17017)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme gramps
meaning 1 (colloquial, humorous) grandfather
direction
meaning 2 (by extension) old man Hey gramps, get off the road!
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 16970)
type Polysemy
language Hill Mari
lexeme тьотя
meaning 1 grandfather Тьотяжы ыныкажым пиш яратен (Никандр Ильяков).
The grandfather loved his grandson very much.
direction
meaning 2 old man Теве кого пандашан тьотя лӓктеш (Никандр Ильяков).
Here comes a bearded old man.
reference Marij jylme muter
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 17000)
type Polysemy
language Indonesian
lexeme kaki
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEALang Indonesia
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 17001)
type Polysemy
language Indonesian
lexeme kék
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEALang Indonesia
comment
NEW Realization 12 (ID: 29453)
type Polysemy
language Ingrian
lexeme äijä
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 695

ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 16980)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme nonno
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference Zor'ko et al. 2002
comment
NEW Realization 14 (ID: 30258)
type Polysemy
language Itelmen
lexeme дьэдьучӽ
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference PIRS: 56
comment
NEW Realization 15 (ID: 29445)
type Polysemy
language Japanese
lexeme jī (爺)
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference English Wiktionary
comment also ojii-san (お爺さん) 'old man', 'grandfather'
ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 17002)
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme kaki
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEAlang Javanese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 16977)
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme пӧль
meaning 1 grandfather пӧльыс тӧдлӧма вӧр-валысь гусяторъяс
his grandfather knew the secrets of nature
direction
meaning 2 old man дзор пӧль
gray-haired old man
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment
NEW Realization 18 (ID: 29444)
type Polysemy
language Korean
lexeme harabeoji (할아버지)
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 elderly man
reference English Wiktionary
comment

often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)

ACCEPTED Realization 19 (ID: 17004)
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme pʰȕː tʰȁo
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEAlang Lao
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 20 (ID: 17005)
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme pɛ́ʔ
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man; elder
reference SEAlang Lao
comment From Chinese
ACCEPTED Realization 21 (ID: 17006)
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme ay ɲā ka
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man, patriarch
reference SEAlang Lao
comment From Pali
ACCEPTED Realization 22 (ID: 17009)
type Polysemy
language Lao
lexeme pūː câu
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man; patriarch
reference SEAlang Lao
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 23 (ID: 17018)
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme avus
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference Lewis, Short
comment
NEW Realization 24 (ID: 29433)
type Polysemy
language Lower Sorbian
lexeme źěd
meaning 1 (rare) grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 25 (ID: 17010)
type Polysemy
language Malay
lexeme datok
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 a senior
reference SEALang Malay
comment
NEW Realization 26 (ID: 29425)
type Polysemy
language Manchu
lexeme mafa
meaning 1 paternal grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 27 (ID: 16992)
type Polysemy
language Maori
lexeme pōua
meaning 1 grandfather Tahi: Kei te mōhio koe ki te kaumātua rā? Rua: Āe, ko tōku nā pōua tērā
Tahi: Do you know that elder over there? Rua: Yes, that's my grandfather.
direction
meaning 2 old person, elderly man Ko Huriwhenua tonu tōna ingoa whakahua ki ngā pōua me ngā tāua o Ngāi Tahu
Older people of Ngāi Tahu continued to call him Huriwhenua.
reference MD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 28 (ID: 16969)
type Polysemy
language Meadow Mari
lexeme коча
meaning 1 grandfather Уныка пала: коча йодмым шукта (Петр Корнилов)
The grandson knows: the grandfather will fulfill the request.
direction
meaning 2 old man Шыдешкен ойла орол коча (Мирон Большаков)
The old guard speaks angrily.
reference Marij jylme muter
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 29 (ID: 17016)
type Polysemy
language Modern Greek
lexeme παππούς
meaning 1 grandfather Ο παππούς μου πολέμησε στον Βʹ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο.
My grandpa fought in World War II.
direction
meaning 2 old man Πρόσεξε, παππού, μη σε πατήσει κανένα αμάξι καθώς περνάς το δρόμο.
Careful, gramps, that a car doesn't run you over as you cross the road.
reference DSMG
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 30 (ID: 17011)
type Polysemy
language Modern Mon
lexeme lɛ̀ˀ
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 elderly person
reference SEAlang Mon
comment
NEW Realization 31 (ID: 29426)
type Polysemy
language Polish
lexeme dziadek
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 (colloquial) old man
reference WSJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 32 (ID: 16985)
type Polysemy
language Portuguese
lexeme avô
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference Feerštejn, Starec 2005
comment
NEW Realization 33 (ID: 29432)
type Polysemy
language Quechua
lexeme awki
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference <personally collected data>
comment
NEW Realization 34 (ID: 29455)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme auș
meaning 1 (rare, obsolete) grandfather
direction
meaning 2 (rare, obsolete) old man
reference DER
comment

Probably from Latin avus, normally resulting in *au, with a diminutive suffix -uș added. Was once found in the Oltenia region but has disappeared from spoken language.

NEW Realization 35 (ID: 34227)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme bunic
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 (regional) term of address to an old man
reference Румынско-русский словарь 1954
comment
NEW Realization 36 (ID: 36801)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme moş
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference DEX98
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 37 (ID: 16963)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme дед
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 38 (ID: 16964)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme abuelo
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference Narumov 1995
comment
NEW Realization 39 (ID: 21741)
type Polysemy
language Tagalog
lexeme ingkong
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEAlang Tagalog
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 40 (ID: 16463)
type Polysemy
language Tamil
lexeme tāttā
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 aged man
reference Tamil lexicon: 1829
comment Also: derivation "mūtātai" from stem "mūtu" meaning "old age" (Tamil Lexicon 3323)
ACCEPTED Realization 41 (ID: 16973)
type Polysemy
language Udmurt
lexeme бабай
meaning 1 (dialect) grandfather
direction
meaning 2 (dialect) term of addression to an old man
reference Kirillova 2008
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 42 (ID: 16990)
type Polysemy
language Ukrainian
lexeme дід
meaning 1 grandfather Родинне коло діда оточило, Сини та дочки, й молоді онуки (Леся Українка)
The family circle of the grandfather surrounded, Sons and daughters, and young grandchildren
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SUM-11
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 43 (ID: 17014)
type Polysemy
language Vietnamese
lexeme ông
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 old man
reference SEAlang Vietnamese
comment
NEW Realization 44 (ID: 41609)
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalaraay
lexeme dhilaagaa
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 senior man (respected elder)
reference Ash et al. 2003: 62
comment
NEW Realization 45 (ID: 41608)
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalayaay
lexeme dhilaagaa
meaning 1 grandfather
direction
meaning 2 senior man (respected elder)
reference Ash et al. 2003: 62
comment