sharpshooter → clever, wise 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Mongolian (Khalkha)
lexeme mergen
meaning 1 (shooter)
direction —
meaning 2 wise
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Tuvan
lexeme мерген
meaning 1 ; excellent
direction —
meaning 2 wise, genial, insightful
reference
comment Presumably a Mongolian borrowing

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