to make noise → to speak 7 realizations MACROAREA: Eurasia
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 50311)
type Polysemy
language Belarusan
lexeme гаманіць
meaning 1 to make noise
direction ←
meaning 2 to speak
reference Slounik.org
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 5244)
type Polysemy
language Moksha
lexeme каштордомс
meaning 1 to rustle садса каштордсть лопатне
Leavse were rustling in the garden
meaning 2 to speak мезевок аф каштордомс
not to say anything
reference МокшРС 240
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 3824)
type Cognates
language 1 Old Church Slavonic
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 говорити
lexeme 2 говорить (govorit')
meaning 1 to make noise
direction —
meaning 2 to speak
reference
comment Cf. also "Отговорила роща золотая"
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 3825)
type Cognates
language 1 Old Church Slavonic
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 млъвити
lexeme 2 молвить (molvit')
meaning 1 to make noise, to be agitated
direction —
meaning 2 to say слово молвить, замолвить словечко
to say a word, to put in a word
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 573)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme гаметь (gamet')
meaning 1 to clamor
direction —
meaning 2 to say, to speak
reference
comment both meanings are dialectal, in the subdialects of Vladimir both have been registered СРНГ 6, 130
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 6903)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme гомонить (gomonit')
meaning 1 to clamor, to babble
direction →
meaning 2 to talk, to chat
reference
comment The second meaning is dialectal. In the subdialects of Pskov it has been registered along with 'shout, make noise'. СРНГ 6, 355
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 305)
type Semantic evolution
language Russian
lexeme галдеть (galdet')
meaning 1 to clamor, to make a racket
direction →
meaning 2 to say, to speak
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comment the second meaning is dialectal (Simbirsk, Penza) СРНГ 6, 107

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