cousin (male, cross-)
→
fool
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tamil | |
| lexeme | ammāñci | |
| meaning 1 | son of maternal uncle | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | fool | |
| reference | Tamil lexicon: 99 | |
| comment | Possibly, the semantic shift is connected with the tradition of cross-cousin marriage: the son of maternal uncle was considered as possible spouse. The second meaning - Brahmin dialect. | |