old man
→
husband
28 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Lezgian | |
| Lexeme | qːuža | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | (LezgRus 191). The same in Tabassaran (ГЪУЖА), cf. (TabRus 114). | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Cognates | |
| Language 1 | Yugh | |
| Language 2 | Kott | |
| Lexeme 1 | xa-čit | |
| Lexeme 2 | hat-kīt | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Старостин 1995, 214 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Nganasan | |
| Lexeme | бǝйкаʔа | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | NMS: 169 Kosterkina, Momde, Ždanova 2001: 29 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tuvan | |
| Lexeme | ашак | |
| Meaning 1 | an aged man, an old man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | ашак-кадай болчур 'to be married' |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Yakut | |
| Lexeme | оҕонньор | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Аникин 2000, 508 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Udihe | |
| Lexeme | мафа | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Кормушин 1998, 259 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Erzya | |
| Lexeme | атя | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | ЭрзРС 63 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme 1 | kiẓavan̠ | |
| Lexeme 2 | maṉaikkiẓavaṉ | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | "Husband, as master of the house", literary "the old man of the house" |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 3318 | |
| Comment | Also: posssibly, the same semantic shift is realised in polysemy "kiẓavaṉ" (Tamil lexicon, 936): there are meanings (1) 'owner, lord, husband' and (2) 'old man'. However, the dictionary considers it as homonymy. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Pengo | |
| Lexeme | ḍokra | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Burrow-Bhattacharya's Pengo: 210 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Derivation | |
| Language | Manda | |
| Lexeme 1 | buṛa | |
| Lexeme 2 | buṛa-buḍya | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband (in the compound form "husband and wife")" | |
| Reference | Ramakrishna Manda: 107 | |
| Comment | compound | |
| NEW Realization 11 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Selkup | |
| Lexeme | ара | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Consolidated Selkup | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 12 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Alutiiq Alaskan Yupik | |
| Lexeme | aŋun | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (informally) husband | |
| Reference | Fortescue et al. 2010: 38 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tabassaran | |
| Lexeme | гъужа | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | TabRus: 114 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ulchi | |
| Lexeme | мапа | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | SSTM: 1, 531 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Orok | |
| Lexeme | мапа | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | SSTM: 1, 531 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Nanai | |
| Lexeme | мапа, мафа | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | SSTM: 1, 531 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Forest Nenets | |
| Lexeme | вӭʼʼкку | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Barmič, Vèllo 2002: 24 | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kaingang | |
| Lexeme | kɔΦa | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | IDS | |
| Comment | CLICS-3 |
|
| NEW Realization 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khinalug | |
| Lexeme | инхъаьрду | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | IDS | |
| Comment | CLICS-3 |
|
| NEW Realization 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| Lexeme | lǎogōng (老公) | |
| Meaning 1 | (literary) elderly person | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (colloquial) husband | |
| Reference | BKRS English Wiktionary | |
| Comment | From lǎo 'old, aged' and gōng 'honorable' |
|
| NEW Realization 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Khanty | |
| Lexeme 1 | iki | |
| Lexeme 2 | iki | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | Tereshkin 1981 | |
| Comment | восточно-хантыйский
iki (вах-васюганское наречие, сургутское
наречие), ikə (салымский диалект) '1. старик; 2.
мужчина; 3. муж, супруг' [Терешкин 1981: 52] |
|
| NEW Realization 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tuvan | |
| Lexeme | ашак | |
| Meaning 1 | elderly man | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | <personally collected data> | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tongan | |
| Lexeme | motuʔa | |
| Meaning 1 | old or elderly person, or elder; male person of any age (even a baby) when one is speaking in a derogatory way | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | derogatory synonym for mali 'husband' |
|
| NEW Realization 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Rennellese | |
| Lexeme | matuʔa | |
| Meaning 1 | to be or grow old; to be or become mature | |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | husband, family head | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | Also 'landholder, worshipper, especially the priest-chief' |
|
| NEW Realization 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Anuta | |
| Lexeme | matua | |
| Meaning 1 | adult, mature | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | ||
| NEW Realization 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Ilocano | |
| Lexeme | lakáy | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | Also colloquial term of address between males. From Proto-West-Malayo-Polynesian *lakay 'grandfather'. |
|
| NEW Realization 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Dupaningan Agta | |
| Lexeme | lá-lakay | |
| Meaning 1 | old man | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | From Proto-West-Malayo-Polynesian *lakay 'grandfather' | |
| NEW Realization 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Casiguran Dumagat | |
| Lexeme | lakáy | |
| Meaning 1 | old man (also used as a vocative in addressing old men); to become old, of male humans | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | husband | |
| Reference | ACD | |
| Comment | From Proto-West-Malayo-Polynesian *lakay 'grandfather' |
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