nose
→
shrew
2 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Armenian | |
| lexeme 1 | unčʿ (ունչ) | |
| lexeme 2 | srənčʿak (սրընչակ) | |
| meaning 1 | (archaic) nose | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | shrew | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | From sur (սուր) 'sharp' + unčʿ (ունչ) 'nose' + -ak (-ակ). Probably an imprecise calque of German Spitzmaus, coined by the Mekhitarists of Vienna. Ayvazyan H. M. et al., editors (2006) Hayastani bnašxarh [Nature of Armenia] (Əntanekan hanragitaran matenašar; 3), Yerevan: Armenian Encyclopaedia, page 518b |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Polish | |
| lexeme 1 | ryj | |
| lexeme 2 | ryjówka | |
| meaning 1 | snout (long, projecting nose, mouth and jaw of a beast) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | shrew | |
| reference | WSJP | |
| comment | ||