little, small
→
aunt (mother's sister)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme 1 | cikka | |
| Lexeme 2 | cikkamma | |
| Meaning 1 | little, small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | aunt, mother's sister | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 382 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | kuñci | |
| Meaning 1 | anything small | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | aunt, mother's sister (younger) | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 959 | |
| Comment | Also similar situation: kuñci-y-appaṉ (lit. 'small-father') 'father's younger brother', 'mother's younger sister's husband'. | |