stomach
—
sad
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Malak-Malak | |
| Lexeme 1 | men | |
| Lexeme 2 | menwunetjed | |
| Meaning 1 | stomach, belly | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | be sad, feel sorry, mourn, sorry | menwunetjed ayuwa kurrukurruma a-da luklukma I was sad, then I sang and it made me happy |
| Reference | Lindsay et al. 2017: 92 | |
| Comment | lit. bad stomach standing (men 'belly, stomach' - wunet 'bad' - tjed 'to stand' | |