Interlingual homography

Ho­mo­graphs are words of iden­tical ap­pea­rance but of dif­fe­rent mea­ning and ety­mo­lo­gy. Bear, the verb, and bear, the ani­mal, are examples of English ho­mo­graphs, whi­le kuusi, the num­ber six, and kuusi, the spruce, are of­ten-ci­ted Fin­nish ones. The words lis­ted be­low are ho­mo­graphs ac­ross the­se two lan­gua­ges. The trans­la­tions here are mi­ni­mal; many of the words have ot­her mea­nings in one or both lan­gua­ges, which the Wik­tio­na­ry ar­ticles lin­ked to will detail.

ho­mo­graph trans­la­tion into English trans­la­tion into Finnish
pe­lo­ton fear­less pää­jouk­ko (kil­pa­pyö­räi­lys­sä)
pi­men­to dark­ness kir­sik­ka­papri­ka
hel­met pearls ky­pä­rä
man­ner con­ti­nent tapa
ma­ri­na grumble ve­ne­sa­ta­ma
mu­rein ten­de­rest mu­reii­ni
pel­let clowns pel­let­ti
pe­ru­ke (fis­hing) leader pe­ruuk­ki
rab­bit rab­bis kani
tan­ner ground par­kit­si­ja
tur­bot tur­boc­har­gers piik­ki­kam­pe­la
vi­nous oblique­ness vii­ni­mäi­nen
he­lot shi­nes he­loot­ti
hel­ve lo­dicu­le var­si
ka­rat co­res (of apples) ka­raat­ti
ku­dos fa­bric mai­ne
mur­re dia­lect kiis­la
par­ka (so­meo­ne) pitiful ano­rak­ki
per­se arse tum­man­purp­pu­ra
pin­na spo­ke (of a wheel) kor­va­leh­ti
pis­te point reit­ti (las­ket­te­lus­sa)
pur­se flash (me­tal­lur­gy) kuk­ka­ro
sa­ves clay mi­ne­ral pe­las­tuk­set
un­hot obli­vions epä­kuu­ma
val­ve awa­ke­ness vent­tii­li
ver­so sprout taus
vil­la wool hu­vi­la
anis ani­se ani­käet
emit pis­tils sä­teil­lä
hila lat­tice sie­me­nar­vet
home mold koti
into ea­ger­ness (il­la­tii­vipre­po­si­tio; ei käännöstä)
juju catch tai­ka­ka­lu
kale glu­me leh­ti­kaa­li
kuru gor­ge nau­ru­tau­ti
lava sta­ge laa­va
levy pla­te pe­riä
made bur­bot teh­ty
moat moas val­li­hau­ta
nide vo­lu­me fa­saa­nin pesä
polo (so­meo­ne) pitiful poo­lo
pore bubble huo­ko­nen
pose loc­kup asen­to
rima lath rako
ripe lef­to­ver kyp­sä
rove (a con­tai­ner made of birch bark; no trans­la­tion exists) vael­taa
sane vocable ter­ve­jär­ki­nen
side ban­da­ge reu­na
vale lie laak­so
visa quiz vii­su­mi
ale discount pin­ta­hii­vao­lut
ape (hor­se) feed ih­mi­sa­pi­na
hie mic­ro­sec­tion kii­ruh­taa
oat thorns kau­ra
tee tea tii
tie road sol­mio

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