dry lean, thin (of a person) 19 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Adyghe
lexeme jeʁʷǝƛ'en
meaning 1 to stick, to dry on
direction
meaning 2 to lose weight, to be done up
reference
comment АдРС 103
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme däräḳ
meaning 1 'dry, dried, dried-out' däräḳ ənč̣ät
'dry wood'
direction
meaning 2 'badly nourished or fed (and hence gaunt)' däräḳ set
'skinny woman'
reference
comment (K 1744); cf. also Tna. däräḳ̆ 'dry, arid, stony (soil), dry (grain); scrawny, lean' (KT 2079)
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἰσχνός
meaning 1 dry, withered
direction
meaning 2 thin, lean
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme quru-
meaning 1 to dry
direction
meaning 2 to lose weight
reference ARRAL: 172
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme yabs-, yabas-
meaning 1 'dry, dried up' ḥaṭab-un yabs-un
'dry fire-wood'
direction
meaning 2 lean ʔatān-un yabsat-un
'a she-ass dry and lean'
reference
comment 'dry, dried up, exsiccated' (Lane 2975)
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme suh
meaning 1 dry

suho rublje


dry laundry

direction
meaning 2 thin (of a person)
reference HJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Erzya
lexeme коське
meaning 1 dry коське пенгть
dry wood
direction
meaning 2 thin, lean коське ломань
thin person
reference
comment ЭрзРС 297
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme sec
meaning 1 dry, withered, dried sable sec
dry sand
direction
meaning 2 gaunt, lean, thin vieillard sec
a gaunt old man
reference CNRTL
comment The meaning 'dry' is primary, because it has been registered in Lat. siccus (Glare 1754-1755). The etimology of the Fr. sec see in (Meyer-Lübke 594)
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme kuru
meaning 1 dry, withered
direction
meaning 2 thin, lean
reference
comment ГРМС 297.
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme száraz
meaning 1 dry

száraz ruha, száraz bőr


dry clothes, dry skin

direction
meaning 2 thin (of a person)

Magas, száraz nő.


A tall, thin woman.

reference MEK 1978: 1250
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme aszik
meaning 1 to dry out

Aszik a falevél, a fű.


Leaves and grass dry up.

direction
meaning 2 to get thin
reference MEK 1978
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme garing
meaning 1 dry
direction
meaning 2 skinny
reference SEAlang Javanese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Derivation
language Lithuanian
lexeme 1 džiùti
lexeme 2 džiusnà
meaning 1 to dry, to wither
direction
meaning 2 thin, lean (person)
reference
comment LRŽ 167
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme gān
meaning 1 dry
direction
meaning 2 exhausted
reference
comment БКРС 13369
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme сухой
meaning 1 dry

Сухие дрова. Растереться сухим полотенцем.


Dry firewood. Rub with a dry towel.

direction
meaning 2 thin (of a person)

Сухой старикашка. Руки и ноги сухие, как палки.


Thin old man. Hands and feet are as thin as sticks.

reference BTS: 1292-1293
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme сув (suv)
meaning 1 dry

суво рубље


dry laundry

direction
meaning 2 thin (of a person)

сув као грана


thin as a twig

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 1283
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme nywea
meaning 1 to dry, to wither
direction
meaning 2 to lose weight
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme nyaa
meaning 1 to dry, to wither
direction
meaning 2 to decrease (in size)
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kuru
meaning 1 dry
direction
meaning 2 lean

bu çocuk ne kadar kuru!


What a thin boy it is!

reference Baskakov 1977: 575
comment