spinal cord
→
pith, medulla
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | pith | |
| meaning 1 | medulla, soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | spinal cord | |
| reference | English Wiktionary | |
| comment | Middle English pith, pithe, piþ, piþþe, pyþe, peþe, pyth, pythe 'soft interior portion of something, especially: a) (botany) soft substance in the center of a plant's stem; b) the pulp (soft innards) of a fruit; (figuratively) the essential or vital part; importance; (figuratively) power, strength, might'. MED Online |
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| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Udihe | |
| lexeme | хутига | |
| meaning 1 | pith, medulla | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | spinal cord (of a bear, moose) | |
| reference | Kormušin 1998: 307 | |
| comment | spinal cord - Samarga and Bikin dialects, medula - only Samarga dialect |
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