aunt (mother's sister)
→
term of address to a woman
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | periyammā | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt, mother's sister | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | ||
| Reference | Cre-A Tamil: 760 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "a term of respect used by others to refer to the lady of the house" | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | cin̠n̠ammā | |
| Meaning 1 | aunt, mother's younger sister | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | a term of respect used by outsiders for any woman other than the head of the house | |
| Reference | Cre-A Tamil: 440 | |
| Comment | Meanings: 'mother's younger sister'; 'wife of father's younger brother'; 'aunt'; 'a term of respect used by outsiders for any woman other than the head of the house'. | |