False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘banka’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘banka’:
- bank, credit bank
Semasiological map for ‘banka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Croatian ‘banka’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Kashubian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- is a true friend in Bosnian, Bulgarian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Slovenian, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Slovak.
- The Croatian meaning ‘bank, credit bank’ is shared by Bosnian banka, Bulgarian банка, Czech banka, Serbian банка, Slovak banka, Slovenian banka, Lower Sorbian banka and Upper Sorbian banka.
- The meaning ‘tin Br., can Am.’ (not present in Croatian ‘banka’, translated as ‘kutija’) is attested in Belarusian банка, Polish bańka, Russian банка and Ukrainian банка.
- The meaning ‘container, can’ (not present in Croatian ‘banka’, translated as ‘kanta’) is attested in Polish bańka.
- The meaning ‘flask’ (not present in Croatian ‘banka’) is attested in Slovak banka.
- The meaning ‘pot Br., can Am.’ (not present in Croatian ‘banka’) is attested in Russian банка.
- The meaning ‘jar’ (not present in Croatian ‘banka’) is attested in Belarusian банка, Polish bańka, Russian банка and Ukrainian банка.
- The meaning ‘bubble’ (not present in Croatian ‘banka’) is attested in Kashubian bónka and Polish bańka.
NB: No information yet for Macedonian.
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Belarusian банка |
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Bulgarian банка |
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Russian банка |
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Serbian банка |
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Slovak banka |
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Slovenian banka |
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Lower Sorbian banka |
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Ukrainian банка |
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Semasiological Map for banka
banka
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Meanings:
‘bank, credit bank’
‘tin Br., can Am.’
‘container, can’
‘flask’
‘pot Br., can Am.’
‘jar’
‘bubble’
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bank, credit bank | tin Br., can Am. | container, can | flask | pot Br., can Am. | jar | bubble | |
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Meanings | bank, credit bank | tin Br., can Am. | container, can | flask | pot Br., can Am. | jar | bubble |
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