Meaning: big

Represented in 160 languages with 46 cognate sets.

Illustrative Context

This is a big stone. That is a small stone.

Target Sense
  • The most generic term, typically adjectival, for large size in an unspecified dimension. The basic, default antonym of small.
  • The basic term will generally be applicable very widely, but must be applicable at least to inanimate objects. Avoid terms used only or predominantly to refer to people.
  • Avoid terms specific to a particular dimension like height, width or girth: i.e. avoid terms such as tall, wide or fat.
  • Avoid intensifying terms that stress especially big, e.g. huge, vast, enormous.
  • Enter the most basic, neutral term. Avoid lexemes with any inherent value judgement of any form, e.g. great, grand.
  • See also the definition for the IE-CoR meaning small.

Cognate sets for meaning: big

Id <span style="white-space:nowrap;">IE-CoR ref. form&nbsp;</span> <span style="white-space:nowrap;">IE-CoR ref. lang.&nbsp;</span> # clades # lexemes loan? pll loan? pll deriv.? ideoph.? loan src lang. src lex cogset. Details

Lexeme Details

Language Lexeme Phonetic Phonemic Cognate set loan? pll loan? Source lang