#9381
to need
→
to want
8 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 9379 | deficiency, lack | → | to need | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Colorado (Tsafiki) | |
| lexeme | mu'na-ra-no | |
| meaning 1 | need, necessity | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | desire, want | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | wanten | |
| lexeme 2 | want | |
| meaning 1 | to be necessary | The house wants redecoration |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to wish for or desire (something) | |
| reference | OED | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Icelandic | |
| lexeme | vanta | |
| meaning 1 | (impersonal) to lack (usually translates "to need" or "to miss") | Mig vantar einhvern að kenna mér. I need someone to teach me. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | to want | |
| reference | ISLEX | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Macushi | |
| lexeme | yuʔse | |
| meaning 1 | need, necessity | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | desire, want | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Negerhollands | |
| lexeme | maŋke | |
| meaning 1 | need, necessity | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | desire, want | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Southern Thai | |
| lexeme | tɔŋ.6 ka:n.2 | |
| meaning 1 | need, necessity | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | desire, want | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | Songkhla variety CLICS-3 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tongan | |
| lexeme | fiemaʔu | |
| meaning 1 | need, necessity | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | desire, want | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
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| ACCEPTED Realization 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Tuyuca | |
| lexeme | bo'o | |
| meaning 1 | need, necessity | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | desire, want | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | CLICS-3 |
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