seam
→
Milky Way
6 realizations
FAMILY: Altaic
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 38980) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Buriat | |
| lexeme 1 | зүйдөөл | |
| lexeme 2 | Тэнгэрэй зүйдөөл | |
| meaning 1 | seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Milky Way | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 38982) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Kalmyk | |
| lexeme 1 | уйдл | |
| lexeme 2 | Тенгрин Уйдл | |
| meaning 1 | seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Milky Way | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 39259) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme 1 | оёодол | |
| lexeme 2 | Тэнгрийн оёодол | |
| meaning 1 | seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Milky Way | |
| reference | BAMRS 2001-2002 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 38981) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme 1 | заадал | |
| lexeme 2 | Тенгрийн Заадал | |
| meaning 1 | seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Milky Way | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 38983) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Tuvan | |
| lexeme 1 | тии | |
| lexeme 2 | Дээр Тии | |
| meaning 1 | seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Milky Way | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 37942) | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Yakut | |
| lexeme 1 | сиик | |
| lexeme 2 | Халлаан Сиигэ | |
| meaning 1 | seam | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Milky Way | |
| reference | Slepcov 1972 | |
| comment | 'sky seam' |
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The Milky Way can be thought of as a seam connecting the two halves of the sky.
The motif of the celestial seam is also observed among the Turkish and Nogais.
The Miao people in southern China have a mythological narrative in which, following the rupture of the sky, they commenced repairs. The largest fissure was subsequently covered with a white kerchief, representing the stars as the nails driven in during the repair.