to see/to look at to search, look for 20 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Aghul
lexeme агвас
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 (colloquial) to search, to look for са чIукь пул агуна канде
need to look for some money
reference Ramazanov 2010: 32
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Cognates
language 1 Aghul
language 2 Tabassaran
lexeme 1 agʷas
lexeme 2 a=gub
meaning 1 to see
direction
meaning 2 to look for
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Aranda
lexeme areme
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 574
comment Henderson, Dobson 1994
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Brahui
lexeme hunning (hur-, hutt-)
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference DEDR: 71
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Danish
lexeme se
meaning 1 to see se med egne øjne
to see with one’s own eyes
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for se efter
to look for
reference DDO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Derivation
language English
lexeme 1 look
lexeme 2 look for
meaning 1 to look
direction
meaning 2 to look for
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Gagauz
lexeme bak-
meaning 1 to look
direction
meaning 2 to look for кайып ишлери бакмаа
to look for lost things
reference
comment ГРМС 69. The same in Turk. ТуРС 92.
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme néz
meaning 1 to look at hosszasan nézni valakit
to look at someone for a long time
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for kereset után nézni
to look for a job
reference Гальди 1974: 564
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Karaim
lexeme изьля
meaning 1 to watch, look after
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference Gajdarži et al. 1973: 195
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Kurux
lexeme ērnā (īryas)
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference DEDR: 86
comment
NEW Realization 11
type Derivation
language Kwaio
lexeme 1 ilo + falaina
lexeme 2 ilo(i falaina)
meaning 1 to look at + hair
direction
meaning 2 to search hair (i.e. for lice)
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 495
comment
NEW Realization 12
type Derivation
language Lau (Malaita island)
lexeme 1 iro
lexeme 2 irof-i-
meaning 1 to look
direction
meaning 2 to search, look for
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 495
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Malagasy
lexeme rnizàha
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, look for
reference Korneev 1966: 573
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Malagasy
lexeme rnizàha
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, look for
reference Korneev 1966: 569
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Derivation
language Malak-Malak
lexeme 1 dat
lexeme 2 datwat
meaning 1 look, watch, see, look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference Lindsay et al. 2017: 26
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 16
type Polysemy
language Norwegian
lexeme se
meaning 1 to see kan du se den mannen der borte?
can you see that man there?
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for se etter
to look for
reference BO
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 17
type Cognates
language 1 Russian
language 2 Czech
lexeme 1 глядеть (gljadet')
lexeme 2 hledat
meaning 1 to look, to watch глядеть в окно
'to look out the window'
direction
meaning 2 to look for Hledám své brýle
I'm looking for my glasses
reference
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 18
type Polysemy
language Serbian
lexeme меркати (merkati)
meaning 1 to watch, stare

меркати испод ока


to stare

direction
meaning 2 to search, look for

меркати девојку, меркати кућу


to look for a girl, to search for a house

reference Vujanitsh et al. 2007: 699
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 19
type Polysemy
language Warumungu
lexeme nya-
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 551
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 20
type Polysemy
language Yidiñ
lexeme wawa-L
meaning 1 to see/to look at
direction
meaning 2 to search, to look for
reference Evans, Wilkins 2000: 574
comment Dixon 1991: 260