brother term of address to a man 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme eġbayr (եղբայր)
meaning 1 brother
direction
meaning 2 informal form of address to a male of equal age
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
lexeme aḥḥā (ܐܲܚܵܐ)
meaning 1 brother (male sibling having parents in common)

īṯ lāh aḥḥā gāw swayḏ w-ḥāṯā gāw almānīyā


She has a brother in Sweden and a sister in Germany.

direction
meaning 2 (in the first-person possessive form) Respectful term of address to a male around one’s own age or slightly younger
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Brahui
lexeme adā
meaning 1 brother
direction
meaning 2
reference Bray_Brahui dictionary: 49
comment Respectful form of address to a man younger than oneself.
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme brat
meaning 1 brother
direction
meaning 2 term of address to a man

Znam, brate, ali pretjerali ste u vašim savjetima.


I know, man, but you have gone too far in your advice

reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Dutch
lexeme broer
meaning 1 brother

Mijn broer heeft vaak ruzie met zijn klasgenoten


My brother often gets into fights with his classmates.

direction
meaning 2 (slang) bro

Hey broer, hoe heb jij opeens geld voor een nieuwe waggie?


Hey bro, how come you suddenly got money for a new ride?

reference HWNF English Wiktionary
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NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Macedonian
lexeme брат
meaning 1 brother

Имав јас двајца браќа и една сестра.


I had two brothers and one sister.

direction
meaning 2 term of address to an unknown person

Ајде, брат, што чекаш, мрдни.


Come on, man, what are you waiting for, move.

reference ODRMJ
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NEW Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme брат (brat)
meaning 1 brother

Mislim da ih je bilo petoro. Tri sestre i dva brata.


I think there were five of them. Three sisters and two brothers.

direction
meaning 2 term of address to a man

- E, brate, daj da pozovemo Hitnu pomoć.


- Hey, man, let's call the ambulance.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 107
comment Also a term of address to a woman.