False Friends of the Slavist/Russian-Kashubian

Русский язык — Kaszëbsczi jãzëk

Русско-кашубские ложные друзья переводчика

R. живот	1. brzëch, żót ‘belly, body’ 2. żëwot, żëcé ‘life’
Ka. żëwot	R. живот (arch.), жизнь ‘life’

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R. лист	1. lëst ‘leaf’ 2. cedélk ‘sheet of paper’
Ka. lëst	1. лист ‘leaf’ 2. письмо ‘letter’

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R. мир	1. mir ‘peace’ 2. mir ‘quiet, stillness’ 3. swiat ‘world’ 4. gmina ‘hist. munici-pality, parish, commune’
Ka. mir	1. мир ‘peace’ 2. мир, покой ‘quiet, stillness’

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R. памятник	Ka. pamiãtnik, pomnik ‘monument’
Ka. pamiãtnik	1. памятник ‘monument’ 2. дневник ‘diary’

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R. покой	1. pòkùj ‘quiet’ 2. jizba ‘room’
Ka. pòkùj	1. покой ‘quiet’ 2. мир ‘peace’

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R. полдень	Ka. pôłnié ‘noon’
Ka. pôłnié	1. полдень ‘noon’ 2. юг ‘south’

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R. склеп	Ka. sklep ‘tomb, vault’
Ka. sklep	1. склеп ‘tomb, vault’ 2. подвал ‘cellar’

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R. страна	Ka. krôj ‘country’
Ka. strona	R. сторона ‘side’

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R. шина	Ka. gumowi réf, mańtel, przëkriwk ‘tyre’
Ka. szina	R. рельс ‘rail’

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For additional information on false friends, see the On-line hypertext bibliography by Daniel Bunčić and Ryszard Lipczuk.

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