to play (intr.) to dance 20 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme παίζω
meaning 1 to play
direction
meaning 2 to dance
reference LSJ
comment LSJ 1288
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme xaġ (խաղ)
meaning 1 game (children, sport)
direction
meaning 2 dance
reference Galstjan 1984: 285
comment
NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme igrati
meaning 1 to play (intr.)

igrati nogomet


to play football

direction
meaning 2 dance (n.)

igrati tango


to dance tango

reference HJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme oyna-
meaning 1 to play smth
direction
meaning 2 to dance
reference
comment ГРМС 349.
NEW Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Gamilaraay
lexeme yulu-gi
meaning 1 to play (intr.)
direction
meaning 2 dance (n.)
reference Ash et al. 2003: 156
comment
NEW Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Kurmanji Kurdish
lexeme listin
meaning 1 to dance
direction
meaning 2 to play (intr.)
reference Kurdoev 1960
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Macedonian
lexeme игра (igra)
meaning 1 to play
direction
meaning 2 to dance
reference
comment [Толовски, Иллич-Свитыч 1963: 167]
NEW Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Midob
lexeme tóotíhém
meaning 1 to dance
direction
meaning 2 to play (intr.)
reference Werner 1993: 133
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Cognates
language 1 Old Norse
language 2 Gothic
lexeme 1 leikr
lexeme 2 laiks
meaning 1 game
direction
meaning 2 dance
reference
comment Lehmann 225
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Romani
lexeme кхэлыпэ
meaning 1 dance
direction
meaning 2 game
reference
comment Lovar dialect. Cf кхэлытори 'dancer' and кхэлав-ма щяворэнца 'play with children'. (Романэ ворби. Цыганско-русский и русско-цыганский словарь (ловарьский диалект).М., 2001)
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme a juca
meaning 1 to play
direction
meaning 2 to dance a juca o horă
to dance hora
reference DEX98
comment DEX98, DRRS 1, 1190
NEW Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme гьу'лхъун
meaning 1 to dance
direction
meaning 2 to play (intr.)
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Джамалов Рутульско-русский словарь

NEW Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme играти (igrati)
meaning 1 to play играти фудбал
to play football
direction
meaning 2 dance играти валцер
to dance waltz
reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 444
comment
NEW Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Somali
lexeme bardooddamid
meaning 1 to dance
direction
meaning 2 to play (intr.)
reference Alejnikov 2012
comment
NEW Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme oynamak
meaning 1 to play (intr.)

Biz tenis oynamak için günün güzel havasının avantajından yararlandık.


We took advantage of the day's nice weather to play tennis.

direction
meaning 2 to dance

sevincinden bir nâra atıp sallan-yuvarlan oynamaya başladı


She let out a cry of joy and started to dance swinging and rolling.

reference Baskakov 1977: 696 glosbe.com
comment

From Ottoman Turkish اوینامق (oynamak, “to play, perform, risk, disport, move, vibrate, dance, amuse one's self, jest”), from Old Anatolian Turkish اوینامق (oynamak), from Proto-Turkic *oyna-; equivalent to oyun (“game”) +‎ -a- (denominal verb suffix). 

ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Udi
lexeme ači
meaning 1 game
direction
meaning 2 dance
reference
comment Cf. ачипесун '1. To play, 2. to dance' (Gukasjan 1974: 53-54).
NEW Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalaraay
lexeme yulu-gi
meaning 1 to play (intr.)
direction
meaning 2 dance (n.)
reference Ash et al. 2003: 156
comment
NEW Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalaraay
lexeme yuurrma-y
meaning 1 play
direction
meaning 2 corroboree
reference Ash et al. 2003: 156
comment

From yuurrma-li 'to play with'

NEW Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalayaay
lexeme yulu-gi
meaning 1 to play (intr.)
direction
meaning 2 dance (n.)
reference Ash et al. 2003: 158
comment
NEW Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalayaay
lexeme yuurrma-y
meaning 1 play
direction
meaning 2 corroboree
reference Ash et al. 2003: 158
comment

From yuurrma-li 'to play with'