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