to butt → to pray 1 realization Unique
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.

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