to shout → to cry, weep 7 realizations
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Dagur
lexeme вээңгрийгу
meaning 1 to shout (of donkey or mule)
direction →
meaning 2 to weep, cry loudly (pejorative)
reference Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 36
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme cry
meaning 1 to shout
meaning 2 to cry The loss of husband made her cry all the night.
Она всю ночь рыдала по умершему мужу.
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme æpa
meaning 1 to shout, to scream, to cry æpa siguróp
to emit a victorious cry
direction —
meaning 2 to howl, to cry
reference
comment Берков
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme kričat'
meaning 1 to shout — Куда?! Стой!.. Стой, говорят тебе!.. — тщетно кричал Григорий.
Where are you going? Stop! Stop, I am telling you! - Gregory was shouting in vain.
direction →
meaning 2 to cry, to weep (dial.) Вот тебе и раз! Чего же ты кричишь, глупая? Все вы, бабы, такие крученые-верченые. Убьют — кричат, живой остался — опять кричат. Утрись, утрись, чего рассопливилась-то? (Шолохов. Тихий Дон)
Here is a nice how-do-you-do! Why are you shouting, silly girl? You, women, are all alike, windy and twisted! When somebody is killed, they cry, whenever a person survives they cry again. Dry your face, why did you start whining? (Sholokhov. Tikhiy Don)
reference
comment (SRNG 15, 261) gives it is a separate meaning (No. 7).
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme bazanit'
meaning 1 to shout loudly пьяные базанили песню
The drunk were squalling a song
meaning 2 to cry loudly, to howl Анка нос себе расквасила, базанит теперь во всю мочь
Anka broke her nose, now she is howling at the top of her lungs
reference
comment a dialectal word
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme lia
meaning 1 to shout, to scream
meaning 2 to cry lia machozi
to shed tears
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Udi
lexeme boˁʁoˁpsun
meaning 1 to roar, ro howl, to moo чурен боъгъоънепи
the cow was mooing
meaning 2 to cry чубугъон пIурин лахо боъгъкъуънне
The women were mourning the dead.
reference
comment (Gukasjan 1974: 91)

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