dry lean, thin (of a person) 20 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 8972)
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 (ID: 9829)
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 AED: 1744
comment Cf. also, Tna. däräḳ̆ 'dry, arid, stony (soil), dry (grain); scrawny, lean' [TED 2079].
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 10144)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme ἰσχνός
meaning 1 dry, withered
direction
meaning 2 thin, lean
reference
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 4939)
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme quru-
meaning 1 to dry
direction
meaning 2 to lose weight
reference ARRAL: 172
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NEW Realization 5 (ID: 46055)
type Derivation
language Botlikh
lexeme 1 бекъваб
lexeme 2 бекъвалъи
meaning 1 dry
direction
meaning 2 lean, thin (of a person)
reference Saidova, Abusov 2012: 72
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ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 8552)
type Polysemy
language Classical Arabic
lexeme yabs-, yabas- (يَبَس)
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 Lane: 2975
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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 25524)
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme suh
meaning 1 dry

suho rublje


dry laundry

direction
meaning 2 thin (of a person)
reference HJP
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 7110)
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 9 (ID: 8526)
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 10 (ID: 6283)
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme kuru
meaning 1 dry, withered
direction
meaning 2 thin, lean
reference
comment ГРМС 297.
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 31157)
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 12 (ID: 34956)
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
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ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 38030)
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme garing
meaning 1 dry
direction
meaning 2 skinny
reference SEAlang Javanese
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ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 8610)
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 15 (ID: 7075)
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme gān
meaning 1 dry
direction
meaning 2 exhausted
reference
comment БКРС 13369
ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 31158)
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
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ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 25523)
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
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ACCEPTED Realization 18 (ID: 593)
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme nywea
meaning 1 to dry, to wither
direction
meaning 2 to lose weight
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 19 (ID: 8248)
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme nyaa
meaning 1 to dry, to wither
direction
meaning 2 to decrease (in size)
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 20 (ID: 38619)
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
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