awake → to be not frozen (water) 1 realization Unique
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Nganasan
lexeme баадя
meaning 1 to be awake
direction →
meaning 2 to be not frozen (water) баатуо бы"
polynya, area of an ocean, sea, lake, or river which is not covered by ice (lit. 'awake water')
reference Kosterkina, Momde, Ždanova 2001: 18
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