hard, solid severe, harsh 26 realizations Multi-area
NEW Realization 1 (ID: 34853)
type Polysemy
language Ancient Greek
lexeme σκληρός
meaning 1 hard (opp. soft)
direction
meaning 2 of persons, harsh, austere, crue
reference LSJ
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 3550)
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme karcr (կարծր)
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 severe, cruel; rude
reference Galstjan 1984: 342
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 3738)
type Polysemy
language Azerbaijani
lexeme sәrt
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 strict, severe
reference ARRAL: 226 Azərbaycanca-rusca lüǧet 2006
comment
NEW Realization 4 (ID: 20431)
type Polysemy
language Batsbi
lexeme č̣[ꞷ]aɣnā
meaning 1 firmness, hardness
direction
meaning 2 cruelty
reference Bertlani (ed.) 2018: 185
comment
NEW Realization 5 (ID: 34855)
type Polysemy
language Classical Armenian
lexeme karcr (կարծր)
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 severe, harsh
reference Petrosean, Matatʿeay 1879
comment
NEW Realization 6 (ID: 34614)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme harsh
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 severe, harsh
reference ABBYY LINGUO OED
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 8113)
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme سخت saxt
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 harsh انتقاد سخت enteqād-e saxt
harsh criticism
reference Rubinčik 1970: 2, 24
comment ПРС 444.
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 5509)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme dur
meaning 1 hard, solid Le granit est une roche dure
Granit is a hard stone
direction
meaning 2 severe, shallow hearted homme dur
a severe man
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 12518)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme kemény
meaning 1 hard, solid kemény föld
hard ground
direction
meaning 2 severe kemény hang
a stern voice
reference Гальди 1974: 357
comment
NEW Realization 10 (ID: 34851)
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme къатты
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 cruel
reference KRPS: 366
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 7757)
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme чорыд
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 severe вöрвалöн законъяс чорыдöсь
Nature laws are severe
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000: 706
comment
NEW Realization 12 (ID: 34854)
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme durus
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 severe
reference Lewis, Short
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 765)
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme yìng (硬)
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 severe, cruel
reference BKRS: 11020
comment
NEW Realization 14 (ID: 27903)
type Polysemy
language Oriya
lexeme apriya
meaning 1 hard, harsh
direction
meaning 2 cruel
reference Praharaj 1931-1940: 408
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15 (ID: 3459)
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme жесткий (žestkij)
meaning 1 hard, harsh жесткая кровать
hard bed
direction
meaning 2 severe жесткое правление
hard governance
reference
comment There is also the pair of жесткий /жестокий (hard/severe) wih similar meaning.
ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 1625)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme khára
meaning 1 hard, harsh, rough, solid
direction
meaning 2 cruel
reference Kočergina 1996: 185 MW: 337
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 2367)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme dārúṇá
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 severe, cruel
reference MW: 476 Kočergina 1996: 265-266
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18 (ID: 7281)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme kārkaśya
meaning 1 hardness
direction
meaning 2 sternness
reference Kočergina 1996: 159 MW: 275
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19 (ID: 9941)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme kāṭhinya
meaning 1 hardness, rigidity, stiffness
direction
meaning 2 sternness, severity
reference Kočergina 1996: 157 MW: 269
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 20 (ID: 7003)
type Polysemy
language Tigrinya
lexeme ʕaṣṣiḳ̆
meaning 1 tough, hard ʕaṣṣiḳ̆ səga
hard, tough meat, poor quality meat
direction
meaning 2 hard, unfeeling or insensitive person
reference TED: 1943
comment
NEW Realization 21 (ID: 22883)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme dürüşt
meaning 1 hard, solid
direction
meaning 2 rude dürüşt söz
a rude word
reference Baskakov 1977: 254
comment
NEW Realization 22 (ID: 25884)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme katı
meaning 1 hard, solid

katı cisim


solid object (in physics)

direction
meaning 2 severe

katı söz


rude word

reference Baskakov 1977: 521
comment
NEW Realization 23 (ID: 39441)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme pek
meaning 1 hard, solid

İnsan gülden nazik, taştan pektir (Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar)


Man is kinder than a rose and stronger than a stone

direction
meaning 2 severe, harsh

pek yürekli


cruel, merciless (lit. with a hard heart)

reference Baskakov 1977: 717
comment
NEW Realization 24 (ID: 42028)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme sert
meaning 1 hard, solid




direction
meaning 2 severe, harsh




reference Baskakov 1977: 765
comment


ACCEPTED Realization 25 (ID: 4182)
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme кадыг
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 strict, severe; hard; rude; cruel; severely, cruelly, rudely
reference
comment
NEW Realization 26 (ID: 34852)
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme кытаанах
meaning 1 hard
direction
meaning 2 strict
reference Slepcov 1972: 213
comment