wet → good 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Tamil
lexeme pacappu
meaning 1 moisture
direction →
meaning 2 wealth, prosperity
reference Tamil lexicon: 2396
comment the same lexeme means "green", cf.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme rəḥus
meaning 1 moist, damp, muggy bəsänki nəḳuṣ yənäddəd rəḥus
'on account of dry [sticks] wet [ones] will burn' (KT 1320)
meaning 2 rich, prosperous, blessed rəḥus ʕawdä ʕamät;
'happy holiday!, happy New Year!' ;
reference
comment (KT 541)
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ṭəlul
meaning 1 'wet, moist, damp'
meaning 2 pleasant, refreshing; blessed, productive (journey), correct, accurate ṭəlul wärä;
'good news';
reference
comment KT 2399

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