grandmother
→
term of address to a woman
7 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kannada | |
| lexeme | ajji | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ||
| reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 17 | |
| comment | Meaning 2: "word used for addressing or referring to an aged woman in general with endearment and respect" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kannada | |
| lexeme | amma | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ||
| reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 51 | |
| comment | Meaning 2: "word used for calling a woman with respect (which has replaced by “Madam” in cities)" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Parji | |
| lexeme | bāy | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother (mother's mother) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | term of respectful address to a woman | |
| reference | Parji dictionary: 186 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Romanian | |
| lexeme | bunică | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ||
| reference | MDA2 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tamil | |
| lexeme | ācci | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ||
| reference | Tamil lexicon: 208 | |
| comment | Meaning 2: "A term of respect used in addressing women of higher caste or position;" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tamil | |
| lexeme | pāṭṭi | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | a term of address for an old woman | |
| reference | Cre-A Tamil: 700 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | nine | |
| meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | ||
| reference | TDKS | |
| comment | ||