little, small
→
aunt (mother's sister)
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | 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'. | |