to melt, to thaw
—
to become warm
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tundra Yukaghir | |
| Lexeme | альаа- | |
| Meaning 1 | to melt, to thaw (about snow, ice, sugar) | Туҥ сукунҕа мит эримэ амутнэҥ амдур альаай This year our snow has melted very quickly. |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | to become warm | Молитэгэ, пугэчэ чаай лавур мэр альаайэҥ Oh joy, having drunk hot tea, I got warm |
| Reference | Kurilov 2001: 35 | |
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