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[–] 7 points 10 months ago (6 children)

In Polish, "ręka" can mean both arm and hand and which one it is is context dependent

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Kinda same in Slovenian. You don't shake hands, you shake arms. Anything you do with your hands is done with your arms. The word for hand is not used that often.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Well, there's "dłoń" for hand. "Ręka" means the whole arm, including the hand, I assume.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    In Bulgarian "длан" [dɫan] (which in IPA is spelled close enough to "dłoń"] refers specifically to the palm while "ръка" [rɤˈka] can refer to the the hand, whole arm and some people may use it for palm even, although that last one is not correct.

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