wind ↔ air 29 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Amis
lexeme fali
meaning 1 wind
direction →
meaning 2 air
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Burmese
lexeme lèi
meaning 1 breeze; wind
direction —
meaning 2 air
reference SEAlang Burmrse
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Cebuano
lexeme hángin
meaning 1 air Wà nay hángin ang hásag
The pressure lantern has no more air
direction —
meaning 2 wind, breeze Mibulhut ang hángin gíkan sa dágat
The wind blew in from the sea
reference Wolff
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Fula
lexeme hendu
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment ФРФС 229
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Indonesian
lexeme angin
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind, breeze
reference SEALang Indonesia
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme angin
meaning 1 wind, breeze
direction →
meaning 2 air
reference SEAlang Javanese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Khmer
lexeme kcɑl, kyɑl, ksɑl
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind, breeze
reference SEAlang Khmer
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Maori
lexeme hau
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind, breeze
reference MD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Modern Mon
lexeme ca (ကျာ)
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference SEAlang Mon
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Cognates
language 1 Mongolian (Khalkha)
language 2 Baonan
lexeme 1 хий
lexeme 2 ki
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment The followng forms are relevant too: Middle Mong. kei 'air'; Bur. хий id.; Kalm. кий id. Shira Yug.k– id.; Mongor. k
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme vânt
meaning 1 (fig.) air
direction ←
meaning 2 wind
reference DEX98 DLRLC NODEX
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Rotuman
lexeme lɔŋi
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference ACD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme vāta
meaning 1 wind
direction —
meaning 2 air
reference
comment Also the name of the god of wind Кочергина 575
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme ánila
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment Кочергина 39. Also the wind deity's proper name
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme viha-
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment Кочергина 613
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme saraṇyú
meaning 1 air
direction ←
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment The direction has been chosen like that because the source meaning of the adjective is that of 'quick'. Кочергина 710
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme atasa
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment Кочергина 25
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme vājú
meaning 1 wind
direction —
meaning 2 air
reference
comment Also the name of the god of wind
ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme marút
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference
comment Also 'breath',the name of the god of wind, the name of the group of deities of storms and winds. Кочергина 498
ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme aire
meaning 1 air aire acondicionado
conditioned air
direction →
meaning 2 wind aire colado, aire del mar
cold cutting wind, sea wind, breeze
reference
comment Narumov 1995: 46
NEW Realization 21
type Polysemy
language Sumerian
lexeme lil₂ /lil/
meaning 1 wind
direction —
meaning 2 air
reference ePSD2
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 22
type Polysemy
language Tagalog
lexeme hángin
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference SEAlang Tagalog
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 23
type Polysemy
language Thai
lexeme lom (ลม)
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind; breeze
reference SEAlang Thai
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 24
type Polysemy
language Tundra Yukaghir
lexeme илийэ
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference Kurilov 2001: 92
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 25
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme hava
meaning 1 air, weather

soğuk hava


cold air
direction —
meaning 2 wind

bugün hiç hava yok


There is no wind today.
reference Baskakov 1977: 392
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 26
type Derivation
language Ukrainian
lexeme 1 повітря
lexeme 2 вітер
meaning 1 air

повітряна тривога


air raid alert
direction ←
meaning 2 wind
reference Grinchenko 1909: 2: 237 <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 27
type Polysemy
language Vietnamese
lexeme khí
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind
reference SEAlang Vietnamese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 28
type Polysemy
language Yakut
lexeme салгын
meaning 1 air тымныы салгын
cold air
direction —
meaning 2 breeze биhигини ааспыт массыына салгына оҕуста
we felt the wind coming from a car that passed by
reference Slepcov 1972: 311
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 29
type Polysemy
language Yaqui (Hiaki)
lexeme heeka
meaning 1 air
direction —
meaning 2 wind; dawn wind
reference Dictionary Yaqui: 42
comment also 'to blow'

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