aunt (mother's brother's wife)
—
mother-in-law
3 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Kannada | |
Lexeme | atte | |
Meaning 1 | aunt (mother's brother's wife) | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | mother-in-law (husband's or wife's mother) | |
Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 29 | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tamil | |
Lexeme | tantuvai | |
Meaning 1 | aunt (mother's brother's wife) | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | mother-in-law | |
Reference | Tamil lexicon: 1748 | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Telugu | |
Lexeme | atta (అత్) | |
Meaning 1 | aunt (mother's brother's wife) | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | mother-in-law | |
Reference | Brown Telugu dictionary | |
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