False Friends in Slavic Languages
Kashubian ‘kara’
The database knows following meanings of the Kashubian word ‘kara’:
- wheelbarrow
The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish and Serbian.
Kashubian ‘kara’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Polish and Serbian.
- The Kashubian meaning ‘wheelbarrow’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to drive a car’ (not present in Kashubian ‘kara’) is attested in Bulgarian карам.
- The meaning ‘to rant, to scold’ (not present in Kashubian ‘kara’) is attested in Macedonian кара.
- The meaning ‘punishment’ (not present in Kashubian ‘kara’, translated as ‘sztrôfa’) is attested in Polish kara.
- The meaning ‘to have sex vulg.’ (not present in Kashubian ‘kara’) is attested in Serbian карати.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Kashubian kara |
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Bulgarian карам (кола) |
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Macedonian кара |
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Kashubian kara |
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Serbian карати |
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‘to drive a car’
‘to rant, to scold’
‘punishment’
‘wheelbarrow’
‘to have sex vulg.’
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to drive a car | to rant, to scold | punishment | wheelbarrow | to have sex vulg. | |
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Meanings | to drive a car | to rant, to scold | punishment | wheelbarrow | to have sex vulg. |