False Friends in Slavic Languages
Macedonian ‘крај’
The database knows following meanings of the Macedonian word ‘крај’:
- end
- region
Semasiological map for ‘*krajь’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Macedonian ‘крај’:
- is a complete false friend in Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Macedonian meanings in Belarusian, Czech, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Macedonian meaning ‘end’ is shared by Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Polish kraj, Serbian крај, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The Macedonian meaning ‘region’ is shared by Belarusian край, Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Russian край, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘edge, margin’ (not present in Macedonian ‘крај’, translated as ‘раб, ивица’) is attested in Belarusian край, Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Russian край, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘locality’ (not present in Macedonian ‘крај’) is attested in Czech kraj and Slovenian kraj.
- The meaning ‘country’ (not present in Macedonian ‘крај’, translated as ‘земја’) is attested in Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Lower Sorbian kraj, Upper Sorbian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘side’ (not present in Macedonian ‘крај’) is attested in Kashubian krôj.
- The meaning ‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’ (not present in Macedonian ‘крај’) is attested in Czech kraj, Russian край and Slovak kraj.
| Macedonian крај |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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| Belarusian край |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Bosnian kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Bulgarian край |
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| Macedonian крај |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Czech kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Kashubian krôj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Polish kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Russian край |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Serbian крај |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Slovak kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Slovenian kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Lower Sorbian kraj |
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| Upper Sorbian kraj |
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| Macedonian крај |
Meaning in Ukrainian:
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| Ukrainian край |
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Semasiological Map for *krajь
                                             
*krajь
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Meanings:  ‘edge, margin’
 ‘end’
 ‘locality’
 ‘region’
 ‘country’
 ‘side’
 ‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’
 no such word
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| Meanings | edge, margin | end | locality | region | country | side | higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia |