False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bosnian ‘baba’
The database knows following meanings of the Bosnian word ‘baba’:
- old woman
- grandmother
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bosnian ‘baba’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Serbian.
- does not have all its Bosnian meanings in Croatian, Kashubian, Polish and Russian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Bulgarian баба, Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Macedonian баба, Polish baba, Russian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The Bosnian meaning ‘grandmother’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Bulgarian баба, Czech bába, Macedonian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ (not present in Bosnian ‘baba’, translated as ‘ženska’) is attested in Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Polish baba, Russian баба, Slovak baba, Slovenian baba and Lower Sorbian baba.
- The meaning ‘midwife’ (not present in Bosnian ‘baba’) is attested in Bulgarian баба, Slovak baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘mother-in-law’ (not present in Bosnian ‘baba’) is attested in Bulgarian баба and Macedonian баба.
- The meaning ‘cake’ (not present in Bosnian ‘baba’) is attested in Belarusian баба, Polish baba, Lower Sorbian baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘coward’ (not present in Bosnian ‘baba’) is attested in Slovak baba and Slovenian baba.
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Meanings:
‘old woman’
‘grandmother’
‘pejorative of a woman’
‘midwife’
‘mother-in-law’
‘cake’
‘coward’
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Meanings | old woman | grandmother | pejorative of a woman | midwife | mother-in-law | cake | coward |
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