to butt
—
to pray
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Khamnigan Mongol | |
| lexeme | mürge- | |
| meaning 1 | to butt, to hit with the horns | mürgödög oilɢoɢtoi be careful, it can butt |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to pray | burxanda: adali sitö:d mürgedeg asan xa they equally believed in God and pray to him. |
| reference | Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 208 | |
| comment | The metaphor behind the shift is connected with the movements of believers during the ritual: lowering of the head etc. | |