grandmother
→
smallpox
2 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | amma | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smallpox, chickenpox or measles | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 51 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | ammai | |
| Meaning 1 | grandmother | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smallpox | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 100 | |
| Comment | With derivatives: ammaippāl "lymph of smallpox, pistule"; ammai-t-taḻumpu "smallpox pits"; ammai-pōṭṭu- "to have smallpox" | |