tower
→
tall person
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | каланча | |
| meaning 1 | fire tower | Долгие годы самыми высокими зданиями у нас являлись пожарные каланчи. For years our tallest buildings were the fire towers. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | tall person | Победила светловолосая каланча, механик по профессии The winner was a tall, beautiful blonde, a mechanic by profession |
| reference | МАС glosbe.com | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme 1 | minare | |
| lexeme 2 | minare kırması | |
| meaning 1 | minaret of the mosque | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | tall person | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 630 | |
| comment | lit. tall person = broken minaret |
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