gold
→
diamonds (in cards)
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Navajo | |
| Lexeme | óola | |
| Meaning 1 | gold | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | diamonds (in cards) | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | Borrowed from Spanish oro 'gold'. Spanish (and Italian) cards traditionally had chalices, gold coins (instead of diamonds), swords, and batons |
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Originally the suit was represented by gold coins. Eventually the design changed to that of a lozenge, but the name was kept.