False Friends in Slavic Languages

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The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘гарбуз’:

The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian and Serbian.

is a complete false friend in Bulgarian, Kashubian, Polish and Russian.
is a true friend in Belarusian.
does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian or Serbian.

The Ukrainian meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by Belarusian гарбуз.
The meaning ‘watermelon’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘гарбуз’, translated as ‘кавун’) is attested in Bulgarian карпуз, Kashubian arbùz, Polish arbuz and Russian арбуз.

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning in Belarusian: кавун / pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Belarusian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian карпуз	Meaning in Ukrainian: кавун / watermelon

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian arbùz	Meaning in Ukrainian: кавун / watermelon

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term.

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning in Polish: dynia / pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish arbuz	Meaning in Ukrainian: кавун / watermelon

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning in Russian: тыква / pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian арбуз	Meaning in Ukrainian: кавун / watermelon

Ukrainian гарбуз	Meaning: pumpkin	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian ∅ - no corresponding term.

harbuz

Meanings:

‘pumpkin’

‘watermelon’

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