False Friends in Slavic Languages
Semasiological Map for *čajьka
*čajьka
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Meanings:
‘seagull’
‘peewit, lapwing’
‘Northern lapwing’
no such word
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*čajьka |
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seagull | peewit, lapwing | Northern lapwing | |
Russian чайка | + | ||
Ukrainian чайка | + | ||
Belarusian чайка | + | ||
Polish czajka | + Polish "czajka" can be used as a true friend of Russian "чайка" when referring to the play "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; in this case, the Polish "czajka" means "seagull" and not "peewit." |
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Czech čejka | + | ||
Meanings | seagull | peewit, lapwing | Northern lapwing |
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