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" | |