flag, banner
→
comet
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Burmese | |
| lexeme 1 | da̱gun (တံခွန်) | |
| lexeme 2 | kje da̱gun (ကြယ်တံခွန်) | |
| meaning 1 | pennant | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | comet | |
| reference | SEAlang Burmrse | |
| comment | 'star' + 'pennant' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme | ketú (केतु) | |
| meaning 1 | sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | comet, meteor, falling star | |
| reference | MW: 309 | |
| comment | Ketu is considered in Indian astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythology as the body of the demon Saiṉhikeya which was severed from the head or Rāhu by Viṣṇu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the Amṛta. | |