False Friends in Slavic Languages

Upper Sorbian ‘powołanje’

All Upper Sorbian terms
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The database knows following meanings of the Upper Sorbian word ‘powołanje’:

job

Semasiological map for ‘powołanje’

The database has information related to this term for Polish and Lower Sorbian.

Upper Sorbian ‘powołanje’:

is a complete false friend in Polish.
is a true friend in Lower Sorbian.

The Upper Sorbian meaning ‘job’ is shared by Lower Sorbian pówołanje.
The meaning ‘appointment’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powołanje’) is attested in Polish powołanie.
The meaning ‘calling’ (not present in Upper Sorbian ‘powołanje’) is attested in Polish powołanie.

NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.

Upper Sorbian powołanje	Meaning in Polish: zawód / job	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish powołanie	Meaning: appointment calling

Upper Sorbian powołanje	Meaning: job	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Lower Sorbian pówołanje	Meaning: job

Meanings:

‘appointment’

‘calling’

‘job’

no such word

no information yet

	Meanings
	appointment	calling	job
Polish powołanie	+	+
Lower Sorbian pówołanje			+
Upper Sorbian powołanje			+
Meanings	appointment	calling	job

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