to open one's mouth
→
to be surprised
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Meadow Mari | |
| Lexeme | умшам караш | |
| Meaning 1 | to open one's mouth | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to be surprised | Теве эрла Макар умшажым кара Indeed Makhar will open his mouth wide tomorrow |
| Reference | Marij jylme muter | |
| Comment | The direction of the shift is evident from the non-compositionality of the second menaing |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Old French | |
| Lexeme 1 | baer | |
| Lexeme 2 | ébahir | |
| Meaning 1 | to open one's mouth | bayer aux corneilles (expression) to stand gaping |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | to surprise | s’ébahir d’une nouvelle be astonished at a piece of news |
| Reference | DAF | |
| Comment | The word "baer" is a variant of "bayer" from old texts |
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One of physiological reactions that can take place when a person is surprised is to open their mouth wide