lightning ↔ quick 5 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme çimçirik
meaning 1 lightning чимчирик чакты
the thunderbolt flashed
meaning 2 flexible, energetic чимчирик ушак
nimble child
reference
comment ГРМС 544.
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme 1 Blitz
lexeme 2 Blitz-
meaning 1 lightning
meaning 2 part fo compounds meaning "quick" 1) Blitzkrieg
1) blitzkrieg 2) flash-like, instantaneous
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme zĭ-diàn
meaning 1 violet lightning
direction —
meaning 2 flash like
reference
comment БКРС 14402
NEW Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Tatar
lexeme яшен
meaning 1 lightning
direction →
meaning 2 dexterous, nimble, agile
reference Asylgaraev, Ganiev et al. (eds.) 2007: 2, 726
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Tibetan
lexeme skad-cig-pa
meaning 1 moment, instant; momentary; passing;
meaning 2 lightning
reference
comment Рерих I, 147. The source meaning is that of "instant".

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