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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