False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘leń’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘leń’:
- idler, do-nothing
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Croatian, Russian and Serbian.
Polish ‘leń’:
- The Polish meaning ‘idler, do-nothing’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘laziness’ (not present in Polish ‘leń’, translated as ‘lenistwo’) is attested in Russian лень.
- The meaning ‘lazy’ (not present in Polish ‘leń’, translated as ‘leniwy’) is attested in Bosnian lijen, Croatian lijen, Serbian лен and Serbian лењ.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
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Semasiological Map for len
          len
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Meanings:  ‘idler, do-nothing’ ‘laziness’ ‘lazy’ no such word no information yet
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| Meanings | idler, do-nothing | laziness | lazy |