to drink to drink alcohol 12 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme piti
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to drink alcohol
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme drink
meaning 1 to consume (a liquid) through the mouth He drank the water I gave him. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages You've been drinking, haven't you? No thanks, I don't drink.
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Hill Mari
lexeme йӱӓш
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages
reference Savatkova 2008
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme юны
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Meadow Mari
lexeme йӱаш
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages Пытартыш жапыште Миклай адакат йӱаш тӱҥалын (Зинаида Каткова).
Lately, Miklai has started drinking again.
reference Marij jylme muter
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NEW Realization 6
type Semantic evolution
language 1 Old High German
language 2 German
lexeme 1 sūfan
lexeme 2 saufen
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to drink alcohol

du säufst ja schon wieder!


you are drinking alcohol again!

reference DWDS Duden
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme a bea
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages
reference MDA2
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme пить
meaning 1 to drink Он пьет чай
He drinks tea
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages Я не пью уже три недели.
I haven't drunk for three weeks
reference <personally collected data>
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NEW Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme пити (piti)
meaning 1 to drink

пити воду, пити чај


to drink water, to drink tea

direction
meaning 2 to drink alcohol

Он пије, сваки дан је пијан.


He drinks (alcohol), he's drunk every day.

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 930
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme beber
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages
reference DRAE
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ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme iç-
meaning 1 to drink

çay içmek


to drink tea

direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages

çok içer


he is a heavy drinker

reference Baskakov 1977: 428
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ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Udmurt
lexeme юыны
meaning 1 to drink
direction
meaning 2 to consume alcoholic beverages
reference Kirillova 2008
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