to play (intr.)
→
joint, articulation
1 realization
Unique
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme 1 | oynamak | |
| lexeme 2 | oynak | |
| meaning 1 | to play (intr.) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | joint, articulation (of bones) | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 696 | |
| comment | ||
The semantic development should be as follows: to play -> to be playful > to be unstable, moving -> moving part of the body -> joint. It might be supported by the meaning 'playful; unstable' of the Turkish oynak as a possible intermediate meaning between 'to play' and 'joint'.