eye eye of a needle 8 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 33710)
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 (ID: 33705)
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 (ID: 33708)
type Polysemy
language Gilbertese
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction
meaning 2 eye of a needle
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 33711)
type Polysemy
language Hawaiian
lexeme maka
meaning 1 eye
direction
meaning 2 eye of a needle
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 33707)
type Polysemy
language Karo Batak
lexeme mata
meaning 1 eye
direction
meaning 2 eye of a needle
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 33706)
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 (ID: 33704)
type Polysemy
language Old English
lexeme éage
meaning 1 eye
direction
meaning 2 eye of a needle
reference Bosworth, Toller
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 33709)
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