duck
→
bedpan
9 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | duck | |
| meaning 1 | aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | long-necked medical urinal for men | |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Finnish | |
| lexeme | sorsa | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (medical slang) bedpan | |
| reference | Kielitoimiston sanakirja | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | Ente | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | long-necked medical urinal for men | |
| reference | Duden | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Hungarian | |
| lexeme | kacsa | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bedpan | |
| reference | MEK 1978 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Modern Greek | |
| lexeme | πάπια | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bed urinal | |
| reference | DSMG | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Romanian | |
| lexeme | rață | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bedpan | |
| reference | MDA2 | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme | утка | |
| meaning 1 | duck | Я целюсь в уток, но не стреляю в них. I aim at ducks, but I don't shoot them |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bedpan | Лучше синица в руках, чем утка под кроватью A bird in the hand is worth a bedpan (literally "duck") under the bed |
| reference | glosbe.com | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Spanish | |
| lexeme | pato | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | (El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) bedpan | |
| reference | DRAE | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Turkish | |
| lexeme | ördek | |
| meaning 1 | duck | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bedpan | |
| reference | Baskakov 1977: 704 | |
| comment | ||
Compare Italian pappagallo 'parrot', 'bottlelike bedpan for urination only'