to boil (intr.) → to waste 1 realization Unique
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kayna-
meaning 1 to boil (intr.)

su kaynıyor


Water is boiling
direction →
meaning 2 to end, finish (argo)

1) bizim para kaynadı

2) gemi beş dakikada kaynadı



1) our money got lost
2) the boat perished in five minutes.
reference Baskakov 1977: 526
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