cow
→
woman
14 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Bulgarian | |
| Lexeme | крава | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (derogatory) to express a rude, unfriendly attitude towards a woman, large, sluggish, unattractive woman | |
| Reference | RNBE | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Croatian | |
| Lexeme | krava | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | mliječna krava milk cow |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | clumsy woman | |
| Reference | HJP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Danish | |
| Lexeme | ko | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (derogatory) clumsy, big or stupid person especially about woman | |
| Reference | DDO | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | cow | |
| Meaning 1 | adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (derogatory, UK, Australia, informal) a woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult. | […] the worst insult to a woman, either in London or Paris, is "cow"; a name which might even be a compliment, for cows are among the most likeable of animals. (1933 George Orwell Down and Out in Paris and London) Greville Preston: You've been set up, you silly cow. Now, don't let me hear any more about this unless you have absolute stand-up-in-court proof it's kosher... Mattie Storin: Pig. (1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 2) |
| Reference | English Wiktionary | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Estonian | |
| Lexeme | lehm | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (vulgar) sloppy, dirty woman with bad habits | |
| Reference | EKSS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme | Kuh | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (swear word) stupid, clumsy, slow-witted female person | du blöde, dumme Kuh! Deine Schwester ist eine Kuh |
| Reference | DWDS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Modern Greek | |
| Lexeme | αγελάδα | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (swear word) obese and ugly woman | |
| Reference | DSMG | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Polish | |
| Lexeme | krowa | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (colloquial) woman who is perceived by the speaker as a lazy person, performing activities in a slow and sluggish manner | |
| Reference | WSJP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Portuguese | |
| Lexeme | vaca | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (informal, derogatory) a ugly or very fat woman; (Informal, derogatory) woman considered shameless | |
| Reference | DPLP | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Romanian | |
| Lexeme 1 | vacă | |
| Lexeme 2 | Kuh | |
| Meaning 1 | vacă | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | derogatory epithet for a person, especially a fat, insensitive or stupid woman; lazy and bad woman | |
| Reference | MDA2 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | корова | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (derogatory) about a fat, clumsy, sluggish or stupid woman | |
| Reference | BTS | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Serbian | |
| Lexeme | крава (krava) | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | Na uhu svake krave bio je postavljen metalni broj. A metal number was placed on each cow's ear. |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | fat, lazy or stupid woman | na šta misliš , kravo jedna glupa what are you thinking, you stupid cow |
| Reference | CLARIN.SI | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Slovak | |
| Lexeme | krava | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | woman behaving inappropriately, a stupid woman (usual in swear word) | Teraz Vlasta sedela oproti Monike na posteli a nadávala na dievčatá: Kravy! [E. Čepčeková]; Ale nie aby ste tárali blbosti, ako žena toho trubača, tá krava! [K. Lazarová] Now Vlasta was sitting opposite Monika on the bed and cursing at the girls: Cows! [E. Čepčeková]; But not to talk nonsense like the trumpeter's wife, that cow! [K. Lazarová] |
| Reference | SSSJ | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Turkish | |
| Lexeme | inek | |
| Meaning 1 | cow | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | whore, bitch (argo) | |
| Reference | Baskakov 1977: 455 | |
| Comment | ||