left
↔
clumsy
6 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | σκαιός | |
| meaning 1 | left | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | awkward, clumsy, stupid | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Ancient Greek | |
| lexeme | λαιός | |
| meaning 1 | left | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | awkward | |
| reference | LSJ | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Evenki | |
| lexeme | ǯeγin | |
| meaning 1 | left | |
| meaning 2 | clumsy, awkward (person) | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Sanskrit | |
| lexeme | adakṣiṇa | |
| meaning 1 | left | |
| meaning 2 | clumsy, awkward | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ||