to hear / to listen
→
to rest
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme 1 | dinle- | |
| lexeme 2 | dinlen- | |
| meaning 1 | to hear / to listen | şarkı dinlemek to listen to a song |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to rest | birkaç gün dinleneceğim I will rest for a couple of days |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 233 | |
| comment | dinlenmek is a reflexive form of dinlemek. Thus 'to rest' is something like "to listen to yourself". Cf. also expressions like başını dinlemek 'to rest' = lit. 'to listen to your own head' | |