False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘бабка’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘бабка’:
- grandmother
- woman (pejorative)
Semasiological map for ‘*babьka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘бабка’:
- is a complete false friend in Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Bulgarian meanings in Belarusian, Czech and Slovenian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Lower Sorbian and Slovenian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘grandmother’ is shared by Belarusian бабка, Czech babička, Polish babka, Russian бабка, Slovenian babica and Lower Sorbian babka.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘woman’ is shared by Lower Sorbian babka.
- The meaning ‘old woman’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бабка’) is attested in Belarusian бабка, Polish babka, Polish babki and Russian бабка.
- The meaning ‘midwife’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бабка’) is attested in Slovenian babica and Lower Sorbian babka.
- The meaning ‘rough boletus a mushroom’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бабка’) is attested in Belarusian бабка.
- The meaning ‘a sort of cake’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘бабка’) is attested in Belarusian бабка, Polish babka, Polish babki and Ukrainian бабка.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Macedonian, Serbian, Slovak and Upper Sorbian.
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Semasiological Map for *babьka
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*babьka | |||||||
old woman | grandmother | woman | midwife | rough boletus a mushroom | a sort of cake | Other | |
Russian бабка | + | + | |||||
Russian бабки | + money, lettuce | ||||||
Ukrainian бабка | + | + dragonfly | |||||
Belarusian бабка | + | + | + | + | |||
Polish babka | + | + | + | + plantain | |||
Polish babki | + | + | |||||
Lower Sorbian babka | + | + | + | ||||
Czech babička | + | ||||||
Slovenian babica | + | + | |||||
Bulgarian бабка | + | + pejorative | |||||
Meanings | old woman | grandmother | woman | midwife | rough boletus a mushroom | a sort of cake | Other |