elder sister
—
cousin (female, parallel)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | akka | |
| Meaning 1 | elder sister | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cousin (female, parallel) | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 10 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "elder female relative like a cousin" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Syncretism | |
| Language | Kodagu | |
| Lexeme | akkë | |
| Meaning 1 | elder sister | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cousin (female, parallel) | |
| Reference | DEDR: 4 | |
| Comment | Meaning 2: "elder sister or female parallel cousin." | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Syncretism | |
| Language | Kui (India) | |
| Lexeme | bāi | |
| Meaning 1 | elder sister | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | cousin (female, parallel) | |
| Reference | Winfield Kui Vocabulary: 10 | |
| Comment | NB: the meaning in the dics: "paternal cousin, female". It's not exactly that, but, being aware of cross-cousin marriage tradition it seems that is should be father's brother's daughter, not father's sister's. | |