dog fur seal 4 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Derivation
language Cantonese Chinese
lexeme 1 gau2 (狗)
lexeme 2 hoi2 gau2 ((海狗)
meaning 1 dog
direction
meaning 2 fur seal
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Korean
lexeme 1 gae (개)
lexeme 2 mulgae (물개)
meaning 1 dog
direction
meaning 2 fur seal
reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Derivation
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 1 gǒu (狗)
lexeme 2 hǎigǒu (海狗)
meaning 1 dog
direction
meaning 2 fur seal
reference BKRS English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Derivation
language Vietnamese
lexeme 1 cẩu
lexeme 2 hải cẩu
meaning 1 (rare, humorous) dog
direction
meaning 2 seal (families Otariidae and Phocidae)
reference SEAlang Vietnamese
comment Sino-Vietnamese word from 海狗, composed of 海 (“sea”) and 狗 (“dog”).