sail (n.) → soft palate 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Finnish
lexeme 1 purje
lexeme 2 kitapurje
meaning 1 (nautical) sail; (colloquial) piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along
direction →
meaning 2 soft palate
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kita 'mouth, especially a large, wide open mouth; throat, pharynx; maw, the upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; the empty gap between the jaws of a wrench, vise, etc.'
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language German
lexeme 1 Segel
lexeme 2 Gaumensegel
meaning 1 sail
direction →
meaning 2 soft palate
reference Duden
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Swedish
lexeme 1 segel
lexeme 2 gomsegel
meaning 1 sail
direction →
meaning 2 soft palate
reference SAOB
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