mother
—
father
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Cognates | |
| language 1 | Tamil | |
| language 2 | Tulu | |
| lexeme 1 | appā | |
| lexeme 2 | appè | |
| meaning 1 | mother | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | father | |
| reference | DEDR: 15 | |
| comment | DEDR 156: the word meaning belongs to 'nursery words'. Main meaning is "father", and in Tulu its traces remain: appa, appè affix of respect added to proper names of men; appa! a particle of surpise. | |
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Telugu | |
| lexeme 1 | savitri | |
| lexeme 2 | savita, savitr̥ḍu | |
| meaning 1 | mother | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | father | |
| reference | Brown Telugu dictionary: 1322 | |
| comment | Borrowed from Sakskrit. The main meaning of this word root - 'sun'. | |