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