horse bridge (of musical imstrument) 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Derivation
Language French
Lexeme 1 cheval
Lexeme 2 chevalet
Meaning 1 horse (Equus caballus)
Direction
Meaning 2 bridge (of musical imstrument) Les nerfs sont tendus comme des cordes de violon sur le chevalet (T. Gautier, Tra los montes,Voyage en Espagne, 1843, p. 11).
Reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Derivation
Language Hindi
Lexeme 1 ghoṛā (घोड़ा)
Lexeme 2 ghuṛaca (घुड़च)
Meaning 1 horse (Equus caballus)
Direction
Meaning 2 bridge (of musical imstrument) is chelo mein tantu (taaren) shvet rang ke ghudach ke oopar tikee huee hain (इस चेलो में तंतु (तारें) श्वेत रंग के घुड़च के ऊपर टिकी हुई हैं)
On this cello, the strings rest on the white colored bridge.
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Polysemy
Language Japanese
Lexeme koma (駒)
Meaning 1 (rare) foal, young horse
Direction
Meaning 2 bridge (of musical imstrument) Sō no baai wa cho tome (Ryūtō)-gawa o `ryū-kaku' to yobi, itomaki (tatsuo)-gawa no `unkaku' to no chūkan ni aru koma `hashira'(ji) o idō shite chōgen suru (箏の場合は緒止め(龍頭)側を「龍角」と呼び、糸巻き(龍尾)側の「雲角」との中間にある駒「柱」(じ) を移動して調弦する)
In the case of the koto, the string is tuned by moving the bridge between the string end (dragon head) side called 'ryukaku' and the string winding (dragon tail) side 'unkaku'.
Reference <personally collected data>
Comment ko 'child' + ma 'horse'. The character 駒 from Chinese 駒 'foal'
ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Derivation
Language Portuguese
Lexeme 1 cavalo
Lexeme 2 cavalete
Meaning 1 horse (Equus caballus)
Direction
Meaning 2 bridge (of musical imstrument)
Reference DPLP
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