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. | |