Meaning 20.26: the spear

Semantic field: Warfare and hunting
Semantic category: Noun
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

:
0.25
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

:
0.78
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

:
0.96
Counterpart words in the World Loanword Database
Voc. ID Vocabulary Word Form Original Script Borrowed status Borrowed score Age score Simplicity score Source Words
6 Tarifiyt Berber lansa 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
15 Bezhta xeč 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.90 1.00
26 Ceq Wong ʔɑt 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
12 Dutch speer 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
13 English spear 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
3 Gawwada ʔorhanko 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 1.00 1.00
31 Gurindji mirlarrang 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
4 Hausa máashìi 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
30 Hawaiian ihe 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
39 Hup cɔ̌hteg 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
27 Indonesian tombak 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
2 Iraqw lawaala 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00
21 Japanese yari 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
38 Kali'na tomosen 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.75
5 Kanuri jálì 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
18 Ket attas 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 1.00
18 Ket ūs (2) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 1.00
14 Kildin Saami čārrv ча̄ррв 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 1.00
10 Lower Sorbian kopje 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
28 Malagasy lèfona 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
17 Manange 4tuŋ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
22 Mandarin Chinese mao2 (2) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
22 Mandarin Chinese chang2mao2 长矛 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
41 Mapudungun wayki 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
11 Old High German sper 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
20 Oroqen gɪda 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
35 Otomi nsu̲ni 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.60 1.00
35 Otomi lansa 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.60 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' topleb' 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
8 Romanian suliţă 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
8 Romanian lance 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.50 1.00
19 Sakha üŋüː 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
36 Saramaccan lánza 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
9 Selice Romani ošťepo 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole sagay 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
1 Swahili mkuki 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
29 Takia yu 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
23 Thai hɔ̀ɔk หอก 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil lansa 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
24 Vietnamese giáo 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
25 White Hmong hmuv 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 0.50 1.00
40 Wichí tohen 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.80 1.00
32 Yaqui lansam 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.70 1.00