False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘kara’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘kara’:
- punishment
The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian, Kashubian, Macedonian and Serbian.
Polish ‘kara’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Kashubian, Macedonian and Serbian.
- The Polish meaning ‘punishment’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to drive a car’ (not present in Polish ‘kara’) is attested in Bulgarian карам.
- The meaning ‘to rant, to scold’ (not present in Polish ‘kara’) is attested in Macedonian кара.
- The meaning ‘wheelbarrow’ (not present in Polish ‘kara’, translated as ‘taczka’) is attested in Kashubian kara.
- The meaning ‘to have sex vulg.’ (not present in Polish ‘kara’) is attested in Serbian карати.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish kara |
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Bulgarian карам (кола) |
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Polish kara |
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Kashubian kara |
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Polish kara |
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Macedonian кара |
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Polish kara |
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Serbian карати |
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Meanings:
‘to drive a car’
‘to rant, to scold’
‘punishment’
‘wheelbarrow’
‘to have sex vulg.’
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to drive a car | to rant, to scold | punishment | wheelbarrow | to have sex vulg. | |
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Meanings | to drive a car | to rant, to scold | punishment | wheelbarrow | to have sex vulg. |
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