hyena — old (vs. young) 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme kaftar
meaning 1 hyena
direction —
meaning 2 old, senile, feeble (old woman) кафтар къари
decrepit old woman; old witch, hag
reference
comment (LezgRus 152). Cf. КУСКАФТАР 'hyena; witch, hag' (LezgRus 167). The same in the Tabassaran КАФТАР (TabRus 189). Cf. the Udi КАФТIАР 'old, decrepit man', КАФТIАР-КУСИ 'old woman, vampire' (Gukasjan 1974: 133).
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme кафтар
meaning 1 hyena
direction —
meaning 2 old (vs. young)
reference TabRus: 189
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