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Lexical function ParD

Parallelism (different). Parallelism attested in formulaic, ritual, or poetic text implying a counterpart, opposite, or complementary category to the headword. Like Cpart and Ant, but in formulaic language, often with a sense not found in ordinary language.

\lx	saka
\ps	DEIC
\ge	up
\lf	ParD
\lv	pao
\le	down

saka DEIC. up. ParD: pao 'down'.

\lx	supan
\ps	Time
\ge	morning
\lf	ParD
\lv	emhawen
\le	evening

supan Time. morning. ParD: emhawen 'evening'.

Lexical functions in alphabetical order
Related lexical functions: ParS, Cpart, Ant