grandfather
→
old man
42 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Aromanian | |
| Lexeme | tot | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | DXOLA | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Aromanian | |
| Lexeme | pap | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | DXOLA | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Balinese | |
| Lexeme | kaki | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | any old man | |
| Reference | SEALang Balinese | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Balinese | |
| Lexeme | wayah | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEALang Balinese | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Belarusan | |
| Lexeme | дзед | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | Slounik.org | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Bulgarian | |
| Lexeme | дядо | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | RNBE | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | kaki | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Indonesian | |
| Lexeme | kék | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Italian | |
| Lexeme | nonno | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | Zor'ko et al. 2002 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Itelmen | |
| Lexeme | дьэдьучӽ | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | PIRS: 56 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Javanese | |
| Lexeme | kaki | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEAlang Javanese | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | pʰȕː tʰȁo | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | pɛ́ʔ | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man; elder | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | From Chinese | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lao | |
| Lexeme | pūː câu | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man; patriarch | |
| Reference | SEAlang Lao | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | avus | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | Lewis, Short | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lower Sorbian | |
| Lexeme | źěd | |
| Meaning 1 | (rare) grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Malay | |
| Lexeme | datok | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | a senior | |
| Reference | SEALang Malay | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Manchu | |
| Lexeme | mafa | |
| Meaning 1 | paternal grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Modern Mon | |
| Lexeme | lɛ̀ˀ | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | elderly person | |
| Reference | SEAlang Mon | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Polish | |
| Lexeme | dziadek | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (colloquial) old man | |
| Reference | WSJP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 32 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Portuguese | |
| Lexeme | avô | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | Feerštejn, Starec 2005 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 33 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Quechua | |
| Lexeme | awki | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 34 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 36 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | дед | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 37 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Spanish | |
| Lexeme | abuelo | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | Narumov 1995 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 38 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tagalog | |
| Lexeme | ingkong | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEAlang Tagalog | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 39 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 40 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 41 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 42 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Vietnamese | |
| Lexeme | ông | |
| Meaning 1 | grandfather | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | old man | |
| Reference | SEAlang Vietnamese | |
| Comment | ||