left
↔
clumsy
6 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
NEW Realization 1 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | σκαιός | |
Meaning 1 | left | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | awkward, clumsy, stupid | |
Reference | LSJ | |
Comment |
NEW Realization 2 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Ancient Greek | |
Lexeme | λαιός | |
Meaning 1 | left | |
Direction | — | |
Meaning 2 | awkward | |
Reference | LSJ | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Evenki | |
Lexeme | ǯeγin | |
Meaning 1 | left | |
Meaning 2 | clumsy, awkward (person) | |
Reference | ||
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | French | |
Lexeme | gauche | |
Meaning 1 | left | bras gauche left arm |
Direction | → | |
Meaning 2 | clumsy | démarche gauche clumsy gait |
Reference | CNRTL | |
Comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
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Type | Semantic evolution | |
Language 1 | Latin | |
Language 2 | Spanish | |
Lexeme 1 | absurdus | |
Lexeme 2 | zurdo | |
Meaning 1 | mraningless, absurd | |
Meaning 2 | left (hand); awkward | |
Reference | ||
Comment | Glare 15 |
ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
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Type | Polysemy | |
Language | Sanskrit | |
Lexeme | adakṣiṇa | |
Meaning 1 | left | |
Meaning 2 | clumsy, awkward | |
Reference | ||
Comment |