to smear, anoint
→
to adorn, decorate
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexeme | tú (塗 / 涂) | |
| meaning 1 | to coat [with clay]; to plaster | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to cover (e.g. with varnish, paint): to paint, to colour; to decorate; to put on (make-up) | tú-zhí mò-fēn 1) to use rouge and powder, to use cosmetics, to do one's face 2) to embellish |
| reference | BKRS: 407 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme | añj | |
| meaning 1 | to apply an ointment or pigment, smear with, anoint | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to decorate | |
| reference | MW: 11 | |
| comment | ||