Meaning 13.15: many

Description: 'a large number of' (applied to a conceptually countable and nonsingular noun)
Typical context: There are many children on the bus.
Semantic field: Quantity
Semantic category: Function word
Borrowed score
Borrowed score

This gives the average borrowed score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following borrowed scores are assigned to words depending on the degree of likelihood of borrowing:

 
score
1. clearly borrowed
1.00
2. probably borrowed
0.75
3. perhaps borrowed
0.50
4. very little evidence for borrowing
0.25
5. no evidence for borrowing
0.00

:
0.14
Age score
Age score

This gives the average age score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following age scores are assigned to words depending on the estaimated age of their age class:

 
score
1. first attested or reconstructed earlier than 1000
1.00
2. earlier than 1500
0.90
3. earlier than 1800
0.80
4. earlier than 1900
0.70
5. earlier than 1950
0.60
6. earlier than 2007
0.50

:
0.81
Simplicity score
Simplicity score

This gives the average simplicity score of all words corresponding to this meaning. The following simplicity scores are assigned to words depending on their analyzability:

 
score
1. unanalyzable
1.00
2. semi-analyzable
0.75
3. analyzable
0.50

:
0.93
Counterpart words in the World Loanword Database
Voc. ID Vocabulary Word Form Original Script Borrowed status Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score Source Words
16 Archi labχanši 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.50 0.50
6 Tarifiyt Berber at’t’as 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
15 Bezhta teli 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
15 Bezhta dīs 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
15 Bezhta öllö 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
15 Bezhta ladi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
26 Ceq Wong bsoʔ 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.50 1.00
12 Dutch veel 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
13 English many 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
3 Gawwada ɗamma 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
31 Gurindji jarrwa 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
4 Hausa yáwàa 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
30 Hawaiian nui 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
39 Hup də́b 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
37 Imbabura Quechua achka (1) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
27 Indonesian banyak 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
2 Iraqw ur 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00
2 Iraqw yaariir 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00
21 Japanese ōi 多い 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
21 Japanese takusan 沢山 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 1.00 0.50
38 Kali'na pɨime 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
38 Kali'na fulu 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 1.00
fulu ( Sranan )
5 Kanuri ngə́wù 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 1.00 1.00
18 Ket oˀn 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
14 Kildin Saami jēnne е̄ннэ 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
10 Lower Sorbian wjele 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
28 Malagasy bètsaka 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.75
17 Manange 2peʔ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
22 Mandarin Chinese hen3duo1 很多 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese xu3duo1 许多 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
41 Mapudungun fentren 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
11 Old High German filu 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
20 Oroqen bara:n 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
35 Otomi xingu 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
35 Otomi xi (2) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.60 1.00
35 Otomi ndunthe 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
35 Otomi nts'e̲di 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' k’i 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' k’ihal 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' mayalok 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
8 Romanian mulţi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
19 Sakha elbeχ 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
19 Sakha ügüs 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
36 Saramaccan hía (2) 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 0.90 1.00
9 Selice Romani but 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole bokou 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole plen (2) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole takon 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole trale 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole en ta 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
1 Swahili -ingi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
29 Takia wei 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 0.50 1.00
23 Thai lǎay หลาย 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil 7ep 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
24 Vietnamese nhiều 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
25 White Hmong ntau 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
25 White Hmong coob 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
40 Wichí nitokw 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.80 1.00
32 Yaqui ousi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00