False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘майка’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘майка’:
- gym shirt
Semasiological map for ‘majka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Lower Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘майка’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish and Serbian.
- has additional meanings in Russian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Kashubian, Slovak or Slovenian.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘gym shirt’ is shared by Belarusian майка and Russian майка.
- The meaning ‘mother’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘майка’) is attested in Bosnian majka, Bulgarian майка, Croatian majka, Macedonian мајка and Serbian мајка.
- The meaning ‘dam, female animal’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘майка’) is attested in Bulgarian майка and Macedonian мајка.
- The meaning ‘nut to screw on a bolt’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘майка’) is attested in Bulgarian майка.
- The meaning ‘Underpants’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘майка’) is attested in Belarusian майткі and Polish majtki.
- The meaning ‘Shirt’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘майка’) is attested in Russian майка.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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Belarusian I. майка |
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II. майткі |
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Bosnian majka |
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Croatian majka |
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Czech májka |
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Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Macedonian мајка |
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Polish majtki |
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Russian майка |
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Serbian мајка |
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Slovak ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Lower Sorbian majka |
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Semasiological Map for majka
majka
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Meanings:
‘mother’
‘dam, female animal’
‘nut to screw on a bolt’
‘gym shirt’
‘Underpants’
‘Shirt’
‘Other’
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mother | dam, female animal | nut to screw on a bolt | gym shirt | Underpants | Shirt | Other | |
Russian майка | + | + t-shirt |
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Belarusian майткі | + | ||||||
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Lower Sorbian majka | + girl |
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Czech májka | + May pole |
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Croatian majka | + | ||||||
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Serbian мајка | + | ||||||
Macedonian мајка | + | + | |||||
Bulgarian майка | + | + | + | ||||
Meanings | mother | dam, female animal | nut to screw on a bolt | gym shirt | Underpants | Shirt | Other |