cow
→
hippopotamus
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Afrikaans | |
| Lexeme 1 | koei | |
| Lexeme 2 | seekoei | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | hippopotamus | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | From Dutch zeekoe 'manatee', from Middle Dutch seecoe | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Kazakh | |
| Lexeme 1 | сиыр | |
| Lexeme 2 | сусиыр | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | hippopotamus | Сусиырлар жайылымдар жанындағы өзендерді, көлдерді және батпақтарды мекендейді. Hippos live in rivers, lakes and swamps near pastures. |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Tatar | |
| Lexeme 1 | сыер | |
| Lexeme 2 | су сыеры | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | hippopotamus | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | 'water cow'. Also су үгезе 'male hippopotamus', lit. 'water bull' | |