to speak
→
to behave well
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Indonesian | |
| lexeme | berbahasa | |
| meaning 1 | to have/use/speak a language | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to have good manners | |
| reference | SEALang Indonesia | |
| comment | bahasa 'language', 'etiquette, courtesy, good manners' |
|
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Malay | |
| lexeme | berbahasa | |
| meaning 1 | to speak | bahasa asing foreign language |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to have good manners, to behave well | kurang bahasa ill-bred |
| reference | Rott et al. 1977.: 28 | |
| comment | bahasa 'language', 'good manners'. | |
to speak > to use polite language > to have good manners
Malay and Indonesian bahasa from Sanskrit bhāṣā (भाषा) 'speech, language'