False Friends in Slavic Languages
Belarusian ‘чалавек’
The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘чалавек’:
- human
- one personal
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The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Belarusian ‘чалавек’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Kashubian.
- does not have all its Belarusian meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Russian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Czech, Polish, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘human’ is shared by Bosnian čovjek, Bulgarian човек, Croatian čovjek, Czech člověk, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek, Russian человек, Serbian човек, Slovak človek, Slovenian človek and Upper Sorbian čłowjek.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘one personal’ is shared by Czech člověk, Kashubian człowiek, Polish człowiek and Slovak človek.
- The meaning ‘man (male)’ (not present in Belarusian ‘чалавек’) is attested in Czech člověk, Polish człowiek, Slovak človek, Lower Sorbian cłowjek, Upper Sorbian čłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
- The meaning ‘husband’ (not present in Belarusian ‘чалавек’) is attested in Lower Sorbian cłowjek and Ukrainian чоловік.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Czech člověk |
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Kashubian człowiek |
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Polish człowiek |
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Russian человек |
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Serbian човек |
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Slovak človek |
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Slovenian človek |
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Lower Sorbian cłowjek |
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*čelověkъ
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Meanings:
‘human’
‘man (male)’
‘husband’
‘one personal’
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human | man (male) | husband | one personal | |
Russian человек | + | |||
Ukrainian чоловік | + | + | ||
Belarusian чалавек | + | + | ||
Polish człowiek | + | + | + | |
Kashubian człowiek | + | + | ||
Lower Sorbian cłowjek | + | + | ||
Upper Sorbian čłowjek | + | + | ||
Czech člověk | + | + | + | |
Slovak človek | + | + | + | |
Slovenian človek | + | |||
Croatian čovjek | + | |||
Bosnian čovjek | + | |||
Serbian човек | + | |||
Bulgarian човек | + | |||
Meanings | human | man (male) | husband | one personal |