nurse
—
midwife
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Classical Armenian | |
| Lexeme | dayeak (դայեակ) | |
| Meaning 1 | nurse | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | midwife | |
| Reference | Petrosean, Matatʿeay 1879 | |
| Comment | In Modern Eastern Armenian 'nanny, nurse', in Western Armenian 'midwife'. |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Farsi | |
| Lexeme | dâye (دایه) | |
| Meaning 1 | nurse | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | midwife | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||