woman wife 178 realizations Global
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 12644)
type Polysemy
language Abaza
lexeme phʷəs
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Tugov 1967
comment
NEW Realization 2 (ID: 46219)
type Polysemy
language Abkhaz
lexeme аԥҳәыс
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Genko 1998: 203
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 4505)
type Polysemy
language Aghul
lexeme хьир (xir)
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment (Sulejmanov 2003). The same in the Tabassaran ШИВ, cf. (TabRus 349).
ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 34514)
type Polysemy
language Aghul
lexeme хевед
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 34492)
type Polysemy
language Aleut
lexeme ajaɡɑχ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference NorthEuraLex
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 34298)
type Polysemy
language Alorese
lexeme kəwae
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

Also kwae, kafae, kˈwae, kaˈfae

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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 34520)
type Polysemy
language Araona
lexeme mama
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 34513)
type Polysemy
language Archi
lexeme лълъоннол
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 9 (ID: 34310)
type Polysemy
language Arguni
lexeme po⁵pin
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 10 (ID: 1696)
type Derivation
language Arin
lexeme 1 kemel
lexeme 2 kekmelte
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment Старостин 1995, 266
ACCEPTED Realization 11 (ID: 4235)
type Polysemy
language Armenian
lexeme kin
meaning 1 woman
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment АрмРС 350
ACCEPTED Realization 12 (ID: 34511)
type Polysemy
language Avar
lexeme руччабай
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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Zakataly, Kusur, Antsukh dialects

ACCEPTED Realization 13 (ID: 34512)
type Polysemy
language Avar
lexeme чІужо
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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Hid dialect

цІузу in Batlukh dialect, чIужу in Ansalta dialect

ACCEPTED Realization 14 (ID: 34491)
type Polysemy
language Aymara
lexeme warmi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 15 (ID: 34510)
type Polysemy
language Bagvalal
lexeme гьакІуй
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 16 (ID: 34238)
type Polysemy
language Barí (Colombia)
lexeme bioɾə
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Huber, Reed 1992
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 17 (ID: 34242)
type Polysemy
language Basque
lexeme e'maste
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 18 (ID: 19986)
type Polysemy
language Batsbi
lexeme 1 pstʼuy-nŏ
lexeme 2 pstʼu
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Kadagidze & Kadagidze 1984: 593
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19 (ID: 34309)
type Polysemy
language Batuley
lexeme kodar
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 20 (ID: 34524)
type Polysemy
language Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
lexeme xnas
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 21 (ID: 34240)
type Polysemy
language Bezhta
lexeme ахъо
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 22 (ID: 34509)
type Polysemy
language Budukh
lexeme хІедж, гьедж
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 23 (ID: 1667)
type Polysemy
language Burmese
lexeme мэ̀йммá
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment Novikov et al. 1976, 421
ACCEPTED Realization 24 (ID: 34262)
type Polysemy
language Burushaski
lexeme ˈjas
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference NorthEuraLex
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 25 (ID: 34531)
type Polysemy
language Buyang
lexeme la:k.53 iŋ.33
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

Ecun Buyang

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ACCEPTED Realization 26 (ID: 34311)
type Polysemy
language Cayuvava
lexeme tɔrene
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 27 (ID: 39782)
type Polysemy
language Chaha
lexeme məšt
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference EDG I: 81
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 28 (ID: 34530)
type Polysemy
language Chang
lexeme yaksa
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Marrison 1967
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 29 (ID: 34508)
type Polysemy
language Chechen
lexeme зуда
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 30 (ID: 34507)
type Polysemy
language Chirag Dargwa
lexeme хьаде
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 31 (ID: 34490)
type Polysemy
language Chuka (Meru)
lexeme muka
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 32 (ID: 34297)
type Polysemy
language Cia-Cia (Butonese)
lexeme moβine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

movine, mowine, robine

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ACCEPTED Realization 33 (ID: 34261)
type Polysemy
language Colorado (Tsafiki)
lexeme 'so-na
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 34 (ID: 21117)
type Polysemy
language Croatian
lexeme žena
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife moja žena
my wife
reference HJP
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 35 (ID: 30074)
type Polysemy
language Doromu-Koki
lexeme rema
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Bradshaw 2021: 165
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 36 (ID: 34525)
type Polysemy
language Dulong (Trung, Derung)
lexeme pɯ³¹mɑ⁵⁵
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Sūn 1991
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 37 (ID: 26897)
type Polysemy
language Estonian
lexeme naine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Veskimägi et al. 1995: 470
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 38 (ID: 27664)
type Polysemy
language Even
lexeme аси
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Robbek, Robbek 2005: 47
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 39 (ID: 8759)
type Polysemy
language Evenki
lexeme асӣ (asī)
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Vasilevič 1958: 38 Boldyrev 2000: 1, 46
comment The second meaning emerges in the presence of the possessive suffixes (asīv 'my wife' etc.)
ACCEPTED Realization 40 (ID: 1177)
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme زن zan
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife زن گرفتن zan gereftan
to marry
reference Rubinčik 1970: 766
comment ПРС 420.
NEW Realization 41 (ID: 40213)
type Polysemy
language Finongan
lexeme ife
meaning 1 female
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Rice 2015: 62
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 42 (ID: 3812)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme femme
meaning 1 woman femme aux yeux noirs
a black-eyed woman
direction
meaning 2 wife femme qui aime son mari
a wife that loves her husband
reference CNRTL
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 43 (ID: 17101)
type Polysemy
language Gadaba (Kondekor- Mudhili)
lexeme āyal
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Bhaskararao Konekor Gadaba language: 90
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 44 (ID: 6262)
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme karı
meaning 1 woman кары рубасы
female clothes
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment
NEW Realization 45 (ID: 40117)
type Polysemy
language Gapshima Dargwa
lexeme хьхьунул
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 46 (ID: 9022)
type Polysemy
language Geez
lexeme bəʔsit
meaning 1 woman bəʔsit nabiyt '(Jud. 4:4)

a female prophet 

direction
meaning 2 wife naśāʔkāhā təkunka bəʔsita (Deut 21:11)

You took her so that she becomes your wife.

reference CDG: 83 LLA: 520
comment


ACCEPTED Realization 47 (ID: 34258)
type Polysemy
language Gelao (Kelao)
lexeme ma.42 wa.42
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

Sanchong Kelao

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ACCEPTED Realization 48 (ID: 5645)
type Polysemy
language German
lexeme Frau
meaning 1 woman
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 49 (ID: 34519)
type Polysemy
language Gurindji
lexeme janka
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference World Loanword Database
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 50 (ID: 34489)
type Polysemy
language Gwere
lexeme mukali
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 51 (ID: 34307)
type Polysemy
language Hawaiian
lexeme wahine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 52 (ID: 34830)
type Polysemy
language Hill Mari
lexeme ӹдӹрӓмӓш
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Savatkova 2008
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 53 (ID: 34256)
type Polysemy
language Hlai (Baoting)
lexeme pai.3 khau.2
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 54 (ID: 29231)
type Polysemy
language Hopi
lexeme wuuti
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Albert, Shaul 1985: 108
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 55 (ID: 34955)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme asszony
meaning 1 woman

Szép asszonyban kicsi hiba nem nagy kár.


In a beautiful woman, a small mistake is not a big loss.

direction
meaning 2 wife

Asszonyt visz. Vár otthon az asszony. 


Take a wife. The wife is waiting at home.

reference MEK 1978
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 56 (ID: 38929)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme
meaning 1 woman

középkorú nő, csinos nő


middle-aged woman, pretty woman

direction
meaning 2 wife

A gazda … pipáját a tüzbe meríti; Nyájas szavu nője mosolyra deríti. (Arany János) 


The farmer ... dips his pipe into the fire; His gentle words make his wife smile. (János Arany)

reference MEK 1978
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 57 (ID: 38930)
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme hölgy
meaning 1 lady

A hölgyeké az elsőség! 


Ladies come first!

direction
meaning 2 wife

Ősz atya, … ha jeles volt híre Csabának, | S ösmeretes nálad, … vedd kegyelembe. | Lányodat, … add, hölgye lehessen. (Vörösmarty Mihály) 


Father Ósz, ... if Csaba had a good reputation, | And it's familiar to you, ... take it in my grace. | Give your daughter to be his wife. (Mihály Vörösmarty)

reference MEK 1978
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 58 (ID: 34505)
type Polysemy
language Hunzib
lexeme ахъе
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 59 (ID: 8188)
type Polysemy
language Icelandic
lexeme kona
meaning 1 woman tvær konur sátu við borðið
two women were sitting at the table
direction
meaning 2 wife vinirnir fóru saman á skemmtistað með konum sínum
the friends were walking around the city with their wives
reference ISLEX
comment Берков
ACCEPTED Realization 60 (ID: 34239)
type Polysemy
language Inga Kichwa
lexeme wármi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Huber, Reed 1992
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 61 (ID: 34502)
type Polysemy
language Inkhokvari
lexeme гъине
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 62 (ID: 34529)
type Polysemy
language Jinuo (Jino)
lexeme khɒ mɒ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Satterthwaite-Phillips 2011
comment

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NEW Realization 63 (ID: 46193)
type Polysemy
language Kabardian
lexeme фыз
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Kardanov 1957: 368
comment
NEW Realization 64 (ID: 40118)
type Polysemy
language Kaitag (Khajdak) Dargwa
lexeme хьулум
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 65 (ID: 34253)
type Polysemy
language Kamang (Woisika)
lexeme male
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Robinson, Holton 2012
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 66 (ID: 16880)
type Polysemy
language Kannada
lexeme peṃḍati
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 655
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 67 (ID: 34523)
type Polysemy
language Kanuri
lexeme kámú
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference World Loanword Database
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 68 (ID: 6128)
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme хатын
meaning 1 wife
meaning 2 woman
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 69 (ID: 34488)
type Polysemy
language Kerebe (Kerewe)
lexeme omukazi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 70 (ID: 19426)
type Polysemy
language Khamnigan Mongol
lexeme gergen
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife 1) mu:xail gergen či da: 2) gergen basagan
1) you are a bad woman 2) old maid
reference Damdinov, Sundueva 2015: 113
comment The meaning 'wife' is original here. Gergen is derived from ger 'house' and in many other Mongolic language has the only meaning 'wife'
ACCEPTED Realization 71 (ID: 34526)
type Polysemy
language Khams Tibetan
lexeme na¹³mo⁵³
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Sūn 1991
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 72 (ID: 34504)
type Polysemy
language Khinalug
lexeme хинимкІир
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 73 (ID: 33719)
type Polysemy
language Khmer
lexeme khɔnəy (ឃរណី)
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference SEAlang Khmer
comment
NEW Realization 74 (ID: 51570)
type Polysemy
language Khoekhoe
lexeme tàra̋
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Comparative Khoe-Kwadi
comment
NEW Realization 75 (ID: 51571)
type Polysemy
language Khoemana (Korana, ǃOra)
lexeme tara
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Comparative Khoe-Kwadi
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 76 (ID: 34503)
type Polysemy
language Khwarshi
lexeme гъини
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

гъине in Kwantlada dialect

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ACCEPTED Realization 77 (ID: 34483)
type Polysemy
language Kiga (Rukiga)
lexeme omukazi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 78 (ID: 34487)
type Polysemy
language Kinga
lexeme udala
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 79 (ID: 34254)
type Polysemy
language Klon (Kelon)
lexeme ool
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference TransNewGuinea.org
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 80 (ID: 34812)
type Polysemy
language Komi
lexeme баба
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Beznosikova et al. 2000
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 81 (ID: 39131)
type Derivation
language Komi-Permyak
lexeme 1 инька
lexeme 2 инь
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference <personally collected data>
comment

https://dict.fu-lab.ru/term?tid=1305302

ACCEPTED Realization 82 (ID: 958)
type Derivation
language Kott
lexeme 1 alat
lexeme 2 alit
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment Старостин 1995, 180
ACCEPTED Realization 83 (ID: 34501)
type Polysemy
language Kryts
lexeme хыныб
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 84 (ID: 12504)
type Polysemy
language Kubachi
lexeme хьунул
meaning 1 woman ххял хьунне
a lot of women
direction
meaning 2 wife хьугулла уцце
brother of wife
reference Magomedov, Saidov-Akkutta 2017: 399
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 85 (ID: 17147)
type Polysemy
language Kui
lexeme mṛehali
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Winfield Kui Vocabulary: 79
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 86 (ID: 34306)
type Polysemy
language Kumbewaha
lexeme wowine, moβine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 87 (ID: 34500)
type Polysemy
language Lak
lexeme щарсса
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS NorthEuraLex
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 88 (ID: 34257)
type Polysemy
language Lakkia
lexeme lak.8 kjã:u.3
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 89 (ID: 34305)
type Polysemy
language Lasalimu
lexeme βoβine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 90 (ID: 34302)
type Polysemy
language Levuka (Painara)
lexeme ronen
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 91 (ID: 8603)
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme паб (pab)
meaning 1 woman паб я вун!
you are fancy pants! (insult addressed to a man)
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LezgRus: 256-257
comment
NEW Realization 92 (ID: 40477)
type Polysemy
language Lezgian
lexeme хнуб
meaning 1 (rare, dialect, derogatory) woman
direction
meaning 2 (rare, dialect, derogatory) wife
reference LezgRus
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 93 (ID: 34493)
type Polysemy
language Mailu
lexeme avesa
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference TransNewGuinea.org
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 94 (ID: 34304)
type Polysemy
language Malagasy
lexeme vavy
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Korneev 1966: 546
comment


ACCEPTED Realization 95 (ID: 21257)
type Polysemy
language Malak-Malak
lexeme alawarr
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Lindsay et al. 2017: 2
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 96 (ID: 15702)
type Polysemy
language Malto (Sauria Paharia, references do not distinguish from Kumarbhag Paharia)
lexeme buḍya
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Mahapatra 1987: 97
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 97 (ID: 34528)
type Polysemy
language Manipuri (Meitei)
lexeme nupi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Marrison 1967
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 98 (ID: 28000)
type Polysemy
language Maori
lexeme wahine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference MD
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 99 (ID: 34245)
type Polysemy
language Mapudungun
lexeme θomo
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 100 (ID: 34494)
type Polysemy
language Maria
lexeme ˈoue
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference TransNewGuinea.org
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 101 (ID: 33275)
type Polysemy
language Marquesan
lexeme vehine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 102 (ID: 34485)
type Polysemy
language Mbunga
lexeme mdala
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 103 (ID: 34506)
type Polysemy
language Megeb Darqwa
lexeme хьунул
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife

reference IDS
comment CLICS-3

ACCEPTED Realization 104 (ID: 34237)
type Polysemy
language Megrelian
lexeme osuri
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Carling (ed.) 2017
comment

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NEW Realization 105 (ID: 49257)
type Polysemy
language Midob
lexeme ìddì
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Werner 1993: 92
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 106 (ID: 4911)
type Polysemy
language Moksha
lexeme ава
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Serebrennikov et al. 1998: 22
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 107 (ID: 33276)
type Polysemy
language Moriori
lexeme wahine, wihine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
NEW Realization 108 (ID: 40115)
type Polysemy
language Murego-Gubden Dargwa
lexeme хьунул
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 109 (ID: 29837)
type Polysemy
language Ndyuka (Aukan, Eastern Maroon Creole)
lexeme uman
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference <personally collected data>
comment

From English woman

https://www-01.sil.org/americas/suriname/Aukan/English/AukanEngDictIndex.html

ACCEPTED Realization 110 (ID: 34303)
type Polysemy
language Ngadha
lexeme fai
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 111 (ID: 34515)
type Polysemy
language Nivkh
lexeme umɡu
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 112 (ID: 34516)
type Polysemy
language Nivkh
lexeme r̥æŋɢ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 113 (ID: 34250)
type Polysemy
language Nkore (Runyankore)
lexeme omukazi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 114 (ID: 34532)
type Polysemy
language Nogai
lexeme хатын
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 115 (ID: 34533)
type Polysemy
language Nogai
lexeme пише
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 116 (ID: 34484)
type Polysemy
language Nyamwezi
lexeme mkIma
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 117 (ID: 4680)
type Polysemy
language Old Church Slavonic
lexeme жена
meaning 1 wife
meaning 2 woman
reference
comment Both meanings are present in Bulg., Mac., Serb. жена, Slovak., Sloven., Czech žena.
ACCEPTED Realization 118 (ID: 34518)
type Polysemy
language Otomi
lexeme 'be̲hñä
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference World Loanword Database
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 119 (ID: 34301)
type Polysemy
language Pancana
lexeme robine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

Also roɓine, hoɓine

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ACCEPTED Realization 120 (ID: 17088)
type Polysemy
language Parji
lexeme ayal
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Parji dictionary: 148
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 121 (ID: 17158)
type Polysemy
language Pengo
lexeme āṛ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Burrow-Bhattacharya's Pengo: 195
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 122 (ID: 34527)
type Polysemy
language Phom
lexeme nyüha
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Marrison 1967
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 123 (ID: 34522)
type Polysemy
language Puelche (Gününa Küne)
lexeme yamkankɨ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 124 (ID: 43630)
type Polysemy
language Pukapukan
lexeme wawine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 55
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 125 (ID: 33277)
type Polysemy
language Raivavae
lexeme (v)ahiine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 126 (ID: 33274)
type Polysemy
language Rapanui
lexeme viʔe
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
NEW Realization 127 (ID: 48822)
type Polysemy
language Rengao
lexeme kadrì
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Gregerson & Gregerson 2026: 163
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 128 (ID: 34255)
type Polysemy
language Reta (Retta)
lexeme hial
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 129 (ID: 34243)
type Polysemy
language Riffian (Tarifiyt)
lexeme ŧamɣā’ŧ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference World Loanword Database
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 130 (ID: 34233)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme femeie
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference DEX98
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 131 (ID: 35232)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme muiere
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 (popular/folk) wife
reference DEX98 NODEX DLRLC
comment
NEW Realization 132 (ID: 43629)
type Polysemy
language Rotuman
lexeme hani
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 55
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 133 (ID: 34251)
type Polysemy
language Rundi
lexeme umugore
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 134 (ID: 4367)
type Derivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 жена (žena)
lexeme 2 женщина (ženščina)
meaning 1 wife
direction
meaning 2 woman
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 135 (ID: 27287)
type Polysemy
language Rutul
lexeme хьыдылды / xɨdɨldɨ
meaning 1 woman

хьылешды валыгмар / xɨlešdɨ walɨgmar


woman's clothes

direction
meaning 2 wife

хьыдылды сихъиргын / xɨdɨldɨ siqirgɨn


to divorce one's wife

reference Alisultanov, Sulejmanova 2019: 410
comment

In (Ismailova 2011) it is not mentioned that the word 'хьыдылды' (xɨdɨldɨ) has a meaning 'wife'

ACCEPTED Realization 136 (ID: 58)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme vanitā
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 loved wife , mistress
reference MW
comment MW918, Кочергина 563. From vanita solicited , asked , wished for , desired , loved
ACCEPTED Realization 137 (ID: 2925)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme jáni
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference MW
comment MW 411, Кочергина 218
ACCEPTED Realization 138 (ID: 7276)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme vadhū
meaning 1 woman, the female of any animal , (esp.) a cow or mare
direction
meaning 2 a bride or newly-married woman , young wife spouse, any wife
reference MW
comment MW917, Кочергина 562. from vah MW933 to carry , transport; to be with child
ACCEPTED Realization 139 (ID: 7903)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme strīˊ
meaning 1 woman , female , female of any animal
direction
meaning 2 wife, mother
reference MW
comment MW1260, Кочергина 752 from sū MW1240 to beget , procreate , bring forth , bear , produce , yield
ACCEPTED Realization 140 (ID: 10318)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme yoṣaṇā
meaning 1 girl, maiden, young woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference MW
comment MW858, Кочергина 534
ACCEPTED Realization 141 (ID: 10404)
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme pramadā
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment Кочергина 435
ACCEPTED Realization 142 (ID: 34300)
type Polysemy
language Sawai
lexeme pɛgelɛ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 143 (ID: 34312)
type Polysemy
language Selknam (Ona)
lexeme naʔ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 144 (ID: 21116)
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme жена (žena)
meaning 1 woman tlačenje žene od muškarca
oppression of women by men
direction
meaning 2 wife Carica Milica, žena Cara Lazara
Tsarina Milica, wife of Tsar Lazar
reference CLARIN.SI
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 145 (ID: 34249)
type Polysemy
language Siha
lexeme nfele
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 146 (ID: 34299)
type Polysemy
language Sika
lexeme duʔa, duʔat
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 147 (ID: 34252)
type Polysemy
language Sirionó
lexeme kuɲa
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 148 (ID: 40114)
type Polysemy
language Sirkhi Dargwa
lexeme хьунул
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 149 (ID: 34096)
type Polysemy
language Somali
lexeme naag(-ta)
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Alejnikov 2012
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 150 (ID: 34248)
type Polysemy
language Suba
lexeme omokari
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 151 (ID: 34259)
type Polysemy
language Sui
lexeme ni.4 ʔbja:k.7
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 152 (ID: 147)
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme mke
meaning 1 wife mke mwenza
one of the wives (in a mosleme family)
direction
meaning 2 woman mke ajifunguaye
a woman in labour
reference
comment Polikanov
ACCEPTED Realization 153 (ID: 34499)
type Polysemy
language Tabassaran
lexeme шив
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

Northern dialect Khanag subdialect

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ACCEPTED Realization 154 (ID: 33278)
type Polysemy
language Tahitian
lexeme vahine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference POLLEX-Online
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 155 (ID: 16827)
type Polysemy
language Tamil
lexeme āṭṭi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Tamil lexicon: 216
comment Also: piriyai (2704), peṇṭāṭṭi (2858).
ACCEPTED Realization 156 (ID: 34498)
type Polysemy
language Tindi
lexeme гьаккуй
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 157 (ID: 12978)
type Polysemy
language Tofa
lexeme эпшi
meaning 1 woman өғнүӊ эъпшi ҷарыы
female side of the chum
direction
meaning 2 wife эъпшiӊ ғайдал?
where is your wife?
reference Rassadin 2016: 583
comment
NEW Realization 158 (ID: 45622)
type Polysemy
language Tok Pisin
lexeme meri
meaning 1 woman

Orait God i wokim wanpela meri long dispela bun em i bin kisim long man, na bihain em i bringim meri i go long man. (1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 2:22)

direction
meaning 2 wife

Na God i tokim Adam olsem, “Yu bin harim tok bilong meri bilong yu, na yu bin kaikai pikinini bilong dispela diwai mi bin tambuim yu long kaikai. Olsem na nau bai mi bagarapim graun, na ol kaikai bai i no inap kamap gut long en. Oltaim bai yu wok hat tru bilong mekim kaikai i kamap long graun. (1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:17)

reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 159 (ID: 34497)
type Polysemy
language Tsakhur
lexeme хьунаще
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 160 (ID: 34496)
type Polysemy
language Tsez
lexeme baru
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference NorthEuraLex
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 161 (ID: 34495)
type Polysemy
language Tsimané (Mosetén, Chimane)
lexeme 'pheɲ
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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NEW Realization 162 (ID: 40116)
type Polysemy
language Tsudakhar Dargwa
lexeme хьхьунул
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

Usisha dialect

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ACCEPTED Realization 163 (ID: 23254)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme hatun
meaning 1 woman, madam, lady
direction
meaning 2 wife (colloquial)
reference Baskakov 1977: 391
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 164 (ID: 24297)
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme karı
meaning 1 woman

karı koca


husband and wıfe

direction
meaning 2 wife

karı oynatmak


to have fun with women

reference Baskakov 1977: 515
comment

'Wife' is the primary meaning, and 'woman' a secondary one.

ACCEPTED Realization 165 (ID: 12560)
type Polysemy
language Udmurt
lexeme кышномурт
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Kirillova 2008
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 166 (ID: 34517)
type Polysemy
language Uncunwee (Ghulfan)
lexeme ɪdu, ɪli
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 167 (ID: 34486)
type Polysemy
language Uuseri (Kiseri)
lexeme mfele
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 168 (ID: 4953)
type Polysemy
language Uzbek
lexeme ayol
meaning 1 woman
meaning 2 wife
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 169 (ID: 26255)
type Polysemy
language Veps
lexeme ak
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Zajceva, Mullonen 1972: 27
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 170 (ID: 34247)
type Polysemy
language Wanji
lexeme n'dala
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 171 (ID: 30318)
type Polysemy
language Western Abenaki
lexeme -skwa
meaning 1 female
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference <personally collected data>
comment

Masta, Henry Lorne. 1932. Abenaki Indian Legends, Grammar and Place Names. Odanak, P.Q., Canada.

ACCEPTED Realization 172 (ID: 34308)
type Polysemy
language Wetarese (Dadu'a)
lexeme wawata
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 173 (ID: 34260)
type Polysemy
language White Hmong (Hmong Daw)
lexeme pojniam
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference World Loanword Database
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 174 (ID: 34241)
type Polysemy
language Wolio
lexeme ɓawine
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference LexiRumah 3.0.0
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 175 (ID: 34521)
type Polysemy
language Yagua
lexeme watura
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference IDS
comment

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ACCEPTED Realization 176 (ID: 34244)
type Polysemy
language Yaqay
lexeme ˈtɑːgʷəh
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference TransNewGuinea.org
comment

Wairu Dialect

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ACCEPTED Realization 177 (ID: 39768)
type Polysemy
language Yoruba
lexeme obìnrin
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 178 (ID: 34246)
type Polysemy
language Zinza (Dzinza)
lexeme omukazi
meaning 1 woman
direction
meaning 2 wife
reference Nurse, Philippson 1975
comment

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