mouse guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) 7 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
Type Motivation
Language Dutch
Lexeme 1 rat
Lexeme 2 Spaanse rat
Meaning 1 rat
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Reference Ensie
Comment Also zeerat lit. 'sea rat'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
Type Motivation
Language Japanese
Lexeme 1 nezumi (鼠)
Lexeme 2 tenjiku nezumi (天竺鼠)
Meaning 1 mouse
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Reference English Wiktionary
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
Type Motivation
Language Khmer
Lexeme 1 kɑndol (កណ្ដុរ)
Lexeme 2 kɑndol sɑmpɨw (កណ្ដុរសំពៅ)
Meaning 1 mouse, rat
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Reference SEAlang Khmer
Comment

sɑmpɨw (សំពៅ) 'large ship'

ACCEPTED Realization 4
Type Derivation
Language Mandarin Chinese
Lexeme 1 shǔ (鼠)
Lexeme 2 túnshǔ (豚鼠)
Meaning 1 mouse, rat
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

Reference English Wiktionary BKRS
Comment

'pig-mouse/rat'. Also tiānzhúshǔ (天竺鼠) 'Indian mouse/rat'

ACCEPTED Realization 5
Type Derivation
Language Tagalog
Lexeme 1 dagáng
Lexeme 2 dagáng putî
Meaning 1 mouse, rat
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Reference SEAlang Tagalog
Comment

putî 'white'. Also dagang kosta 'guinea pig', kosta 'shore, coast'

ACCEPTED Realization 6
Type Derivation
Language Thai
Lexeme 1 nǔu (หนู)
Lexeme 2 nǔu-dtà-pao (หนูตะเภา)
Meaning 1 mouse, rat
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Reference SEAlang Thai
Comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
Type Derivation
Language Vietnamese
Lexeme 1 chuột
Lexeme 2 chuột lang
Meaning 1 murid, rodent in the family Muridae
Direction
Meaning 2 guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)
Reference SEAlang Vietnamese
Comment

lang 'roan, piebald'