younger sister
—
cousin (female, parallel)
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Kannada | |
Lexeme | taṃgi/ taṃge | |
Meaning 1 | younger sister | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | cousin (female, parallel) | |
Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 433 | |
Comment | Meaning 2: "younger sister (extended to cousins)" |
NEW Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Tamil | |
Lexeme | taṅkai | |
Meaning 1 | younger sister | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | cousin (female, parallel) | |
Reference | Tamil lexicon: 1712 | |
Comment | Meaning 2: " A female standing in the relationship of a younger sister to a person, as daughter of a paternal uncle or a maternal aunt" |