blood menstruation 4 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Nheengatu
lexeme uwí
meaning 1 blood
direction
meaning 2 menstruation
reference Avila 2021: 800
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NEW Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Old Tupian
lexeme ugûy
meaning 1 blood
direction
meaning 2 menstruation
reference Navarro 2013: 495, column 1
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When referring to menstruation, the word ugûy was only used from the third instance onwards. The first period was called nhemondy'ara and the second îeporero'ypoka.

NEW Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Somali
lexeme dhiig
meaning 1 blood
direction
meaning 2 menstruation
reference Alejnikov 2012
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NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme dem
meaning 1 blood
direction
meaning 2 menstruation dem gelmek
have periods (lit. to come (of blood) ).
reference Baskakov 1977: 216
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