rude, impolite
→
cunning, sly
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
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| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Dagur | |
| lexeme | жэллэг, жэрлэг | |
| meaning 1 | wild, rude | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | Sly, cunning | |
| reference | Тумурдэй Цыбенов Краткий дагурско-русский словарь: 79 | |
| comment | Dictionary gives "cunning, sly" as a first meaning, but etymologically the word goes back to the common Mongolic *ǯerleg 'wild, untamed'. |
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