taste (n.)
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intellect
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 3015 | to taste | — | to know | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ancient Hebrew | |
| Lexeme | ṭaʕam | |
| Meaning 1 | taste | wə-hāyā ṭaʕmō kə-ṭaʕam ləšad ha-ššāmen Num. 11:8: 'and its taste was as taste of cakes baked with oil' |
| Meaning 2 | undestanding, intelligence | mēsīr śāpā lə-neʔĕmānīm wə-ṭaʕam zəḳēnīm yiḳḳāḥ Job 12:20: 'he takes away the language of the trusted ones, and he takes the understanding of the elders' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (HALAT 361) | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Lexeme 1 | aji (味) | |
| Lexeme 2 | aji-na (味な) | |
| Meaning 1 | taste | このチーズはピリッとした味がする This cheese has a sharp taste |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | smart; clever; witty; | 彼もなかなか味なことをするじゃないか He plays it smart! |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | EDICT. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Latin | |
| Lexeme | sapio | |
| Meaning 1 | to have taste (food) | oleum male sapiet the oil tastes badly |
| Meaning 2 | to be intelligent, wise | sero sapiunt It takes them long to understand (i.e. They are wise after the event) |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | может быть, вынести в отдельный (родственный) переход? | |