paper book (n.) 7 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 48255)
type Complex derivation
language Guarani
lexeme 1 kuatia + ñe'ẽ
lexeme 2 kuatiañe'ẽ
meaning 1 paper + speech
direction
meaning 2 book
reference Canese, Alcaraz 2016: 50, column 1
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 17745)
type Polysemy
language Gurindji
lexeme mirlimirli
meaning 1 paper
direction
meaning 2 book (n.)
reference World Loanword Database
comment Also 'letter (text)'. From Jaru mirlimirli 'paper', Tharrgari mirli 'paperbark tree'
NEW Realization 3 (ID: 47963)
type Polysemy
language Nheengatu
lexeme papera
meaning 1 paper
direction
meaning 2 book (n.)
reference Avila 2021: 578–579
comment
NEW Realization 4 (ID: 47964)
type Polysemy
language Old Tupian
lexeme papera
meaning 1 paper
direction
meaning 2 book (n.)
reference Navarro 2013: XXXVI, column 1
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 25420)
type Polysemy
language Pela (Bolo)
lexeme mau³¹sau³¹
meaning 1 paper
direction
meaning 2 book (n.)
reference Dai Qingxia 2007
comment

Borrowed from Jingpho maisau 'paper'

NEW Realization 6 (ID: 48809)
type Derivation
language Rengma
lexeme 1 hlaʹar
lexeme 2 hlaʹar xằp
meaning 1 paper
direction
meaning 2 book (n.)
reference Gregerson & Gregerson 2026: 157
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 17746)
type Polysemy
language Tzotzil
lexeme vun
meaning 1 paper
direction
meaning 2 book (n.)
reference World Loanword Database
comment Also 'letter (text)', 'document', from the Proto-Mayan word for 'a type of bark (amate)'