False Friends in Slavic Languages

Czech ‘hrana’

All Czech terms
Czech bibliography

The database knows following meanings of the Czech word ‘hrana’:

edge

Semasiological map for ‘hrana’

The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian, Russian and Slovenian.

Czech ‘hrana’:

is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Russian and Slovenian.

The Czech meaning ‘edge’ is unique.
The meaning ‘food’ (not present in Czech ‘hrana’, translated as ‘jídlo’) is attested in Bulgarian храна and Slovenian hrana.
The meaning ‘keep, guard’ (not present in Czech ‘hrana’) is attested in Russian хранить.

NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.

Czech hrana	Meaning: edge	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian храна	Meaning in Czech: jídlo / food

Czech hrana	Meaning: edge	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian хранить	Meaning: keep, guard

Czech hrana	Meaning in Slovenian: rob / edge	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian hrana	Meaning in Czech: jídlo / food

Meanings:

‘edge’

‘food’

‘keep, guard’

no such word

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	Meanings
	edge	food	keep, guard
Russian хранить			+
Czech hrana	+
Slovenian hrana		+
Bulgarian храна		+
Meanings	edge	food	keep, guard

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