orphan poor, needy 12 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 30279)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ὀρφανός
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 destitute, bereft

Οὐκ ἀφήσω ὑμᾶς ὀρφανούς· ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς. (Κατά Ἰωάννην 14:18)


I will not leave you destitute; I will come for you.

reference LSJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 17395)
type Polysemy
language Gurindji
lexeme wangaak
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 poor
reference World Loanword Database
comment CLICS-3
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 17396)
type Polysemy
language Mapudungun
lexeme kuñifall
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 poor
reference World Loanword Database
comment CLICS-3
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 17387)
type Polysemy
language Orok
lexeme аӈада
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 poor person
reference SSTM: 1, 46
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 17397)
type Polysemy
language Otomi
lexeme hyoya
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 poor
reference World Loanword Database
comment CLICS-3
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 17398)
type Polysemy
language Q'eqchi'
lexeme neb’a’
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 poor
reference World Loanword Database
comment CLICS-3
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 17399)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme sărman
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 one who is poor, wretched
reference DEX98
comment From Proto-Slavic *siromaxъ, possibly through Serbo-Croatian сиромах (siromah) 'pauper, poor man, wretched man'
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 23633)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme сиротан (sirotan)
meaning 1 orphan

сиротно дете


orphan child


direction
meaning 2 poor, needy

сиротан живот, сиротно село


poor life, poor village

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1224
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 17400)
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme йитим
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 beggar
reference IDS
comment CLICS-3
ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 17389)
type Cognates
language 1 Tahitian
language 2 Maori
lexeme 1 ʔootare
lexeme 2 kootare
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 poor
reference POLLEX-Online
comment Also Easter Island otare 'beggar'
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 17392)
type Polysemy
language Tongan
lexeme pya
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 destitute
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 17393)
type Cognates
language 1 Wallisian (East Uvea)
language 2 Mangareva
lexeme 1 paʔea
lexeme 2 paoa
meaning 1 orphan
direction
meaning 2 to be poor, who lacks the necessary
reference POLLEX-Online
comment