Meaning 9.28: to tear

Description: 'damage [paper/cloth] by pulling it too hard'
Typical context: She tore a piece of her blouse to use as a bandange.
Semantic field: Basic actions and technology
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

:		 0.06
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

:		 0.83
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

:		 0.88
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 at’as 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
6 Tarifiyt Berber ɣā’s 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
6 Tarifiyt Berber qqās 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
6 Tarifiyt Berber šarrəg 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 1.00 1.00
15 Bezhta -äxel- 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
26 Ceq Wong cɛs 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
12 Dutch scheuren 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
13 English tear 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
3 Gawwada yuut 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
31 Gurindji jirrip pa- 2. probably borrowed 0.75 1.00 0.50
4 Hausa círèe 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
30 Hawaiian nahae 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
39 Hup cæ̃y’- 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
37 Imbabura Quechua likina 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.75
27 Indonesian menyobék 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
27 Indonesian merobék 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
2 Iraqw ka'aas 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00
21 Japanese yaburu 破る 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
21 Japanese saku (2) 割く (split up),　裂く (tear up) 3. perhaps borrowed 0.50 1.00 1.00
38 Kali'na e’ka 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
5 Kanuri kártə́ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50
18 Ket undon 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.50
14 Kildin Saami kɨšškе кышшкэ 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
10 Lower Sorbian ryś (2) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
28 Malagasy mandròvitra 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
17 Manange 2tʰa 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
22 Mandarin Chinese si1po4 撕破 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese si1kai1 撕开 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
22 Mandarin Chinese si1 撕 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
41 Mapudungun wükürün 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
11 Old High German brestan 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
20 Oroqen ʃidə- 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
35 Otomi xe̲ki 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.60 1.00
35 Otomi t'u̲ni 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.60 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' q'ichok 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' q'irok 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' re'ok 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
34 Q'eqchi' pejok 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
8 Romanian a rupe 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
8 Romanian a sfâşia 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
19 Sakha χaya tart 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 0.50
36 Saramaccan fë́n 1. clearly borrowed 1.00 0.90 1.00
fɛ̃ ( Gbe )
36 Saramaccan tënë́ 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 0.90 1.00
9 Selice Romani pharaven 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole desire 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
7 Seychelles Creole deparpiye 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.90 1.00
1 Swahili -chana 4. very little evidence for borrowing 0.25 1.00 1.00
1 Swahili -rarua 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
1 Swahili -pasua 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
29 Takia -srei 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
23 Thai chìik ฉีก 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
33 Zinacantán Tzotzil hat 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
24 Vietnamese xé 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 1.00
25 White Hmong dua (1) 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
25 White Hmong ntuag 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.50 1.00
40 Wichí y’ajhu 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 0.70 0.50
32 Yaqui siuta 5. no evidence for borrowing 0.00 1.00 0.50