False Friends in Slavic Languages
Czech ‘chudý’
The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘chudý’:
- poor
Semasiological map for ‘*chudъ’
The database has information related to this term for Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Czech ‘chudý’:
- is a complete false friend in Polish, Russian, Slovak and Slovenian.
- is a true friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Czech meaning ‘poor’ is shared by Lower Sorbian chudy and Upper Sorbian chudy.
- The meaning ‘thin’ (not present in Czech ‘chudý’, translated as ‘hubený’) is attested in Polish chudy, Russian худой and Slovak chudý.
- The meaning ‘bad, wretched’ (not present in Czech ‘chudý’, translated as ‘špatný’) is attested in Russian худой.
- The meaning ‘bad’ (not present in Czech ‘chudý’) is attested in Slovenian hud.
- The meaning ‘harsh, difficult’ (not present in Czech ‘chudý’, translated as ‘krutý, těžky’) is attested in Slovenian hudi.
- The meaning ‘sharp dog, severe’ (not present in Czech ‘chudý’) is attested in Slovenian hud.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
| Czech chudý |
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| Polish chudy |
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| Russian худой |
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| Czech chudý |
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| Slovak chudý |
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| Czech chudý |
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| Slovenian I. hudi |
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| Czech chudý |
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| Lower Sorbian chudy |
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| Upper Sorbian chudy |
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*chudъ
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Meanings:  ‘poor’
 ‘thin’
 ‘bad, wretched’
 ‘bad’
 ‘harsh, difficult’
 ‘sharp dog, severe’
 no such word
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| poor | thin | bad, wretched | bad | harsh, difficult | sharp dog, severe | |
| Russian худой | + man, animal |
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| Slovak chudý | + person |
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| Meanings | poor | thin | bad, wretched | bad | harsh, difficult | sharp dog, severe |