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23 realizations
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| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Amharic | |
| lexeme | ṭäbab | |
| meaning 1 | narrow | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | in difficulties | |
| reference | Hayward 2000: 637 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Batsbi | |
| lexeme | koṭჾĩ | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, close | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | hard. heavy (about life) | |
| reference | Bertlani (ed.) 2013: 384 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Danish | |
| lexeme | trang | |
| meaning 1 | tight | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | difficult | trange kår; trange tider difficult living conditions; hard times |
| reference | DDO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Farsi | |
| lexeme | تنگ tang | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, tight | راه تنگ rāh-e tang narrow road |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | tight | به تنگ آمدن be tang āmadan to reach the extreme; to be in great distress |
| reference | Rubinčik 1970: 402 | |
| comment | ПРС 219. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gamo | |
| lexeme | ʕún’e | |
| meaning 1 | narrow | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | in difficulties | |
| reference | Hayward 2000: 637 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Icelandic | |
| lexeme | þröngur | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, close | þröngur gangur a narrow passage |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | difficult | fjárhagur fyrirtækisins er þröngur núna the firm is in a diffucult economic situation now |
| reference | ISLEX | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Latin | |
| lexeme 1 | angustus | |
| lexeme 2 | angustia | |
| meaning 1 | narrow | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | awkward situation, difficult sitation | |
| reference | Lewis, Short | |
| comment | Бурсье 66. Ital. angoscia, Fr. angoisse | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Norwegian | |
| lexeme | trang | |
| meaning 1 | tight | trange bukser tight trousers |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | difficult | trange kår difficult living conditions |
| reference | BO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Oromo | |
| lexeme | d'ip'p'aa | |
| meaning 1 | narrow | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | in difficulties | |
| reference | Hayward 2000: 637 | |
| comment | In Gragg 1982:127, only meaning 2 is adduced as 'difficult'. Note also derivatives such as d'ip'p'uu 'trouble' etc., ibid. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Swedish | |
| lexeme | trang | |
| meaning 1 | tight | skorna var för trånga the shoes were too tight |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | difficult | de sitter så trångt att de inte kan betala räkningarna they are in such a difficult situation that they cannot pay the bills |
| reference | SAO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tibetan | |
| lexeme 1 | ku dog (ཀུ་དོག་) | |
| lexeme 2 | ku dog ( (ཀུ་དོག་) | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, tight | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | deficiency, shortage | |
| reference | Ives Waldo | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | dar | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, close | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | difficult, restricted, in hard circumstances | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 209 | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | sıkı | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, close | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | hardship, difficulties | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 770 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Veps | |
| lexeme | ahtaz | |
| meaning 1 | narrow, close | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | difficult | |
| reference | Zajceva, Mullonen 1972: 22 | |
| comment | ||
See Hayward 2000:637: 'narrow, constricted' - 'in difficulties'