False Friends in Slavic Languages
Belarusian ‘край’
The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘край’:
- edge, margin
- region
Semasiological map for ‘*krajь’
The database has information related to this term for Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Belarusian ‘край’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Belarusian meanings in Kashubian, Macedonian and Polish.
- has additional meanings in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘edge, margin’ is shared by Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Russian край, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The Belarusian meaning ‘region’ is shared by Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Czech kraj, Macedonian крај, Russian край, Serbian крај, Slovak kraj, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘end’ (not present in Belarusian ‘край’, translated as ‘канец’) is attested in Bosnian kraj, Bulgarian край, Croatian kraj, Macedonian крај, Polish kraj, Serbian крај, Slovenian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘locality’ (not present in Belarusian ‘край’) is attested in Czech kraj and Slovenian kraj.
- The meaning ‘country’ (not present in Belarusian ‘край’, translated as ‘краіна’) is attested in Kashubian krôj, Polish kraj, Lower Sorbian kraj, Upper Sorbian kraj and Ukrainian край.
- The meaning ‘side’ (not present in Belarusian ‘край’) is attested in Kashubian krôj.
- The meaning ‘higher territorial unit in Czechia, Slovakia and Russia’ (not present in Belarusian ‘край’) is attested in Czech kraj, Russian край and Slovak kraj.
| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Bosnian:
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| Bosnian kraj |
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Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian край |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Croatian:
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| Croatian kraj |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Czech:
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| Czech kraj |
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| Kashubian krôj |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Macedonian:
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| Macedonian крај |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Polish:
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| Polish kraj |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Russian:
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| Russian край |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Serbian:
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| Serbian крај |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Slovak:
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| Slovak kraj |
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| Belarusian край |
Meaning in Slovenian:
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| Slovenian kraj |
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| Belarusian край |
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| Lower Sorbian kraj |
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| Belarusian край |
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| Upper Sorbian kraj |
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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 |