to eat to destroy, annihilate 4 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 8588)
type Polysemy
language Akkadian
lexeme akālu
meaning 1 to eat kāram īkulū kāsam ištû
They were eating from a plate and drinking from a cup.
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meaning 2 to destroy

1. āla appul aqqur ina išāti ašrup akulšu

2. annakam ekallam išātum ēkul-ma


1. I destroyed, ruined the city, I set fire on it, I destroyed (lit. ate) it

2. The fire has consumed the palace here.

reference CAD: A1, 245, 247, 254
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 9031)
type Polysemy
language Amharic
lexeme bälla
meaning 1 to eat, consume məsa bälla
to eat lunch
direction
meaning 2 to destroy, kill (magician by means of a spell) buda bällaw
The evil eye attacked him, killed him.
reference AED: 857
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NEW Realization 3 (ID: 23530)
type Polysemy
language Chukchee
lexeme кук
meaning 1 to eat
direction
meaning 2 to finish off, destroy; liquidate, exterminate
reference Moll, Inènlikèj 1957: 54
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NEW Realization 4 (ID: 45766)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme yemek
meaning 1 to eat
direction
meaning 2 to destroy, annihilate

1) çıma babayı yemiş
2) 
deniz sahili yemiş 


1) the rope frayed the support

2) the sea washed away the shore

reference Baskakov 1977: 921
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