ship, vessel automobile, car 6 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Derivation
language Chadian Arabic
lexeme 1 markaba
lexeme 2 markabat at tirāb
meaning 1 boat
direction
meaning 2 automobile, car
reference WAD: II, 428-429
comment

'land boat'

NEW Realization 2
type Borrowing
language 1 French
language 2 Southern Yemeni (Taʽizzi-Adeni) Arabic
lexeme 1 vapeur
lexeme 2 bābūr
meaning 1 steamship
direction
meaning 2 automobile, car
reference WAD: II, 428
comment
NEW Realization 3
type Borrowing
language 1 French
language 2 Chadian Arabic
lexeme 1 vapeur
lexeme 2 bābūr ad darb, bābūr at tirāb
meaning 1 steamship
direction
meaning 2 automobile, car
reference WAD: II, 428
comment
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Libyan Arabic
lexeme markūb
meaning 1 boat
direction
meaning 2 (colloquial) automobile, car
reference WAD: II, 429
comment

“an expression used by people who do not own a car.”

NEW Realization 5
type Cognates
language 1 Pangasinan
language 2 Chamorro
lexeme 1 sakay-án
lexeme 2 sahy-an
meaning 1 ship, vessel
direction
meaning 2 automobile
reference ACD
comment Bikol sakáy-an 'boat', Tae' sake-an 'willing to be ridden (of a horse or carabao)'.
NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Trukese (Chuukese)
lexeme waa
meaning 1 ship, vessel
direction
meaning 2 automobile, car
reference ACD
comment