False Friends in Slavic Languages
Semasiological Map for *čajьka
        
*čajьka
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Meanings:  ‘seagull’
 ‘peewit, lapwing’
 ‘Northern lapwing’
 no such word
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| *čajьka |
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| seagull | peewit, lapwing | Northern lapwing | |
| Russian чайка | + | ||
| Ukrainian чайка | + | ||
| Belarusian чайка | + | ||
| Polish czajka | + Polish "czajka" can be used as a true friend of Russian "чайка" when referring to the play "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov; in this case, the Polish "czajka" means "seagull" and not "peewit." |
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| Czech čejka | + | ||
| Meanings | seagull | peewit, lapwing | Northern lapwing |
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