opening, hole — cover, lid 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme a:s
meaning 1 opening, hole ottug dag aksı
volcano crater
direction —
meaning 2 cover, lid xönek aksı
kattle lid
reference Tenišev 2008
comment The original meaning for both meanings is "mouth", so the semantic development most probably was as follows: mouth -> opening, hole -> thing covering the hole.

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