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