bitter — poison, venom 4 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme zihir
meaning 1 too bitter, too salty
direction —
meaning 2 poison
reference
comment ГРМС 195. The source meaning is that of "poison". The word has been borrowed from Arabic.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme авгъу, агъу
meaning 1 bitter
direction —
meaning 2 poisonous
reference
comment КРПС 40, 44
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Udi
lexeme aʁu
meaning 1 bitter, salty
direction —
meaning 2 poison дизикIин агъу
snake poison
reference
comment Cf. derivatives: adjective агъулу 'bitter', noun агъулугъ 'bitterness', verb агъуламиш баксун 'to get poisoned' (Gukasjan 1974: 35). The root is probably a Turkic loan.
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme аба
meaning 1 bitterness, bitter taste, bitter аба уулаах күөл
salty lake (lit. The lake with bitter water)
direction —
meaning 2 poison (obs.) абанан сүhүрбүт
He got poisoned with a toxic
reference
comment ЯРС 27.

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