hajji
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term of address to a man
2 realizations
MACROAREA: Eurasia
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Farsi | |
| lexeme | hājī / hâji (حاجی) | |
| meaning 1 | hajji | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (figurative) used to address an elderly, usually pious-looking men; (colloquial, in the vocative) dude or mate. Chiefly used to address a young, male, friend | hâji emtehân xeyli saxt bud! asan pašmâm rixte! Dude, the exam was crazily difficult! I was like, freaked out! |
| reference | English Wiktionary | |
| comment | ||
| NEW Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | hacı | |
| meaning 1 | hajji, a Muslim who has performed the Hajj | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (slang) a casual way to address one's friend; homie, bro | |
| reference | English Wiktionary | |
| comment | ||