gold
↔
faeces
2 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Derivation | |
Language | Classical Nahuatl | |
Lexeme 1 | teōcuitlatl | |
Lexeme 2 | cuitlatl | |
Meaning 1 | gold, silver | |
Direction | ← | |
Meaning 2 | faeces | |
Reference | Alonso de Molina 1571: 91r, 27v | |
Comment | from teōtl 'god' + cuitlatl 'excrement' |
NEW Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Thai | |
Lexeme | tɔɔng (ทอง), tɔɔng-kam (ทองคำ) | |
Meaning 1 | gold | |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | (slang, humorous) faeces | |
Reference | SEAlang Thai | |
Comment |
Russian золотарь, Ukrainian золотар 'sewerman'