to give birth, to deliver (a baby) to lay eggs 12 realizations Multi-area
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Arosi
lexeme haʔa-susu
meaning 1 to beget a child
direction
meaning 2 to lay egg
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 221
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Derivation
language Cantonese Chinese
lexeme 1 caan2 (產)
lexeme 2 caan2 leon2 (產卵)
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Halia
lexeme posa
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay egg
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 221
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ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Hawaiian
lexeme hānau
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 220
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Japanese
lexeme umu (生む)
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay egg
reference BJaRS
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ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Linngithigh
lexeme kic
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs

Nya ngambay lu anim lu kic?


How many eggs does it lay?

reference <personally collected data>
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ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Derivation
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme 1 chǎn (產)
lexeme 2 chǎnluǎn (產卵)
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference BKRS English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Maori
lexeme whānau
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay egg
reference MD
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ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Niuean
lexeme fanau
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 219
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ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Raga (Hano)
lexeme bahuhu
meaning 1 to bring forth young
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 221
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ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Tolo (Solomon Islands)
lexeme vasu-
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference Ross, Pawley, Osmond: 5, 221
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ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Yuwaalaraay
lexeme gaanga-y
meaning 1 to give birth
direction
meaning 2 to lay eggs
reference Ash et al. 2003
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