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