eye
→
eye of a needle
8 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Cook Islands Maori (Rarotongan) | |
| lexeme | mata | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | eye | |
| meaning 1 | organ through which animals see | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | a hole at the blunt end of a needle through which thread is passed | |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Gilbertese | |
| lexeme | mata | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hawaiian | |
| lexeme | maka | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Karo Batak | |
| lexeme | mata | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Mentawai | |
| lexeme 1 | mata | |
| lexeme 2 | mata-t pa-jait | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Old English | |
| lexeme | éage | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | Bosworth, Toller | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Wayan (Western Fijian) | |
| lexeme 1 | mata | |
| lexeme 2 | mata ni cula | |
| meaning 1 | eye | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | eye of a needle | |
| reference | ACD | |
| comment | ||