Meaning 18.17: to whistle

Semantic field: Speech and language
Semantic category: Verb
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

:		 0.80
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

:		 0.83
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 šːʷit’bos 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.75
6 Tarifiyt Berber s’əffā 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
15 Bezhta šadda- 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
26 Ceq Wong hwchwac 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.75
12 Dutch fluiten 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.50
13 English whistle 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.75
3 Gawwada šuutees 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
31 Gurindji wuruny ma- 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 0.50
4 Hausa yí fíitòo 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
30 Hawaiian hōkiokio 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 0.75
39 Hup wiç- 2. probably borrowed 0.75 0.50 1.00
wií ( Tukano )
39 Hup wɔ̃c- 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
37 Imbabura Quechua silbana 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 0.75
27 Indonesian bersiul 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
2 Iraqw fuutl 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00
21 Japanese kuchibue o fuku 口笛を吹く 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
38 Kali'na etakina 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
5 Kanuri fólídò dìò 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
18 Ket kutolej 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.75
14 Kildin Saami njurrke нюрркэ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
10 Lower Sorbian šwicaś 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
28 Malagasy misìaka 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
28 Malagasy misìoka 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
17 Manange kʰoke ʂi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese chui1kou3shao4r 吹口哨 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
41 Mapudungun wikeñün 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
11 Old High German pfîfôn 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
20 Oroqen kikə:- 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
35 Otomi hu̲xi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
35 Otomi hu̲xt'i 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.60 1.00
35 Otomi hu̲xu̲nsa'ñe̲ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
34 Q'eqchi' xuxb'ak 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
8 Romanian a şuiera 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
8 Romanian a fluiera 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
19 Sakha ihiːr, ühüːr 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
36 Saramaccan fofío 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.90 1.00
ɸiō ( Gbe )
9 Selice Romani fiťelinen 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole sifle 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole soufle 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
1 Swahili mluzi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
29 Takia -ped 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
23 Thai phǐw (2) ผิว 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil pietah 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.75
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil shushubah 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
24 Vietnamese húyt sáo 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
25 White Hmong xuav 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
40 Wichí iwuposeta 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.50
32 Yaqui bikue 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00