hammer → axe 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Bashkir
lexeme балға
meaning 1 large hammer, maul; (Eastern Bashkir) hammer, mallet Аяғы-ҡулы һис уның балға тотоп йонсомаҫ.
His hands will never get tired of holding a large hammer.
direction →
meaning 2 battle axe; halberd
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment From Proto-Turkic *balka 'hammer', for example Kazakh 'балға'

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