lead, plumbum
—
antimony
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Oriya | |
| Lexeme | pushpaka (ପୁଷ୍ପକ) | |
| Meaning 1 | lead, plumbum | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | antimony | |
| Reference | Praharaj 1931-1940: 4932 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Oriya | |
| Lexeme | J̄āmuna (ଯାମୁନ) | |
| Meaning 1 | lead, plumbum | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | antimony; sulphate of antimony; collyrium for the eye | |
| Reference | Praharaj 1931-1940: 6820 | |
| Comment | 'relating to the J̄amnā river' | |
Both elements commonly occur as sulfides (galena and stibnite), often together. Pliny incorrectly wrote that stibnite would give lead on heating, instead of antimony (Thomson, T. (1830). The History of Chemistry. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley (publishers). page 74).