son
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servant
3 realizations
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Kannada | |
| lexeme | aṇuga | |
| meaning 1 | son | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | servant | |
| reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 26 | |
| comment | Also: gaṃḍumaga 'son', 'male servant' (used when referring or addressing the servants with affection) (p. 311) < gaṃḍu 'man' + maga 'son' | |
Cf. Buriat albatai 'having to serve on an official service; son' and albagüi 'not having to serve on an official service; daughter' with a different but close idea.