False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘покой’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘покой’:
- quiet
- room (arch., syn.: ‘покой arch., комната’)
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Russian ‘покой’:
- is a true friend in Czech.
- does not have all its Russian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- The Russian meaning ‘quiet’ is shared by Bosnian pokoj, Bulgarian покой, Croatian pokoj, Czech pokoj, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Macedonian покој, Serbian покој, Slovak pokoj, Slovenian pokoj, Lower Sorbian pokoj, Upper Sorbian pokoj and Ukrainian спокій.
- The Russian meaning ‘room’ is shared by Belarusian пакой, Czech pokoj and Polish pokój.
- The meaning ‘peace’ (not present in Russian ‘покой’, translated as ‘мир’) is attested in Bulgarian покой, Kashubian pòkùj, Kashubian spòkój, Kashubian pòkùj, Polish pokój, Slovak pokoj, Lower Sorbian pokoj and Upper Sorbian pokoj.
- The meaning ‘being late, dead’ (not present in Russian ‘покой’) is attested in Bulgarian покой.
- The meaning ‘old age pension’ (not present in Russian ‘покой’) is attested in Slovenian pokoj.
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Belarusian пакой |
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Bosnian pokoj |
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Croatian pokoj |
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Czech pokoj |
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Kashubian I. pòkùj |
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II. spòkój |
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III. pòkùj |
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Macedonian покој |
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Polish pokój |
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Serbian покој |
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Slovak pokoj |
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Slovenian pokoj |
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Lower Sorbian pokoj |
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Upper Sorbian pokoj |
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Ukrainian спокій |
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Semasiological Map for *pokojь
*pokojь
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Meanings:
‘quiet’
‘peace’
‘room’
‘being late, dead’
‘old age pension’
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quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension | |
Russian покой | + | + arch. |
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Polish pokój | + | + | |||
Kashubian pòkùj | + | + | |||
Kashubian spòkój | + | + | |||
Kashubian pòkùj | + | + | |||
Lower Sorbian pokoj | + | + | |||
Upper Sorbian pokoj | + | + | |||
Czech pokoj | + | + | |||
Slovak pokoj | + | + | |||
Slovenian pokoj | + | + | |||
Croatian pokoj | + | ||||
Bosnian pokoj | + | ||||
Serbian покој | + | ||||
Macedonian покој | + | ||||
Bulgarian покой | + | + | + | ||
Meanings | quiet | peace | room | being late, dead | old age pension |