False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘воня’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘воня’:
- stench, stink
Semasiological map for ‘*vonь(je)’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘воня’:
- is a complete false friend in Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- is a true friend in Russian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Belarusian or Ukrainian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘stench, stink’ is shared by Russian вонь.
- The meaning ‘scent, fragrance’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘воня’) is attested in Czech vůně, Kashubian wòniô, Polish woń, Slovak vôňa, Slovenian vonj, Lower Sorbian wóń and Upper Sorbian wóń.
- The meaning ‘unpleasant odour’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘воня’) is attested in Slovenian vonj and Lower Sorbian wóń.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian.
| Bulgarian воня |
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| Belarusian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
| Bulgarian воня |
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| Czech vůně |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Kashubian wòniô |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Polish woń |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Russian вонь |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Slovak vôňa |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Slovenian vonj |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Lower Sorbian wóń |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Upper Sorbian wóń |
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| Bulgarian воня |
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| Ukrainian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Semasiological Map for *vonь(je)
               
*vonь(je)
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Meanings:  ‘scent, fragrance’
 ‘stench, stink’
 ‘unpleasant odour’
 no such word
no information yet
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| scent, fragrance | stench, stink | unpleasant odour | |
| Russian вонь | + | ||
| Ukrainian ∅ | |||
| Belarusian ∅ | |||
| Polish woń | + | ||
| Kashubian wòniô | + | ||
| Lower Sorbian wóń | + | + | |
| Upper Sorbian wóń | + | ||
| Czech vůně | + | ||
| Slovak vôňa | + | ||
| Slovenian vonj | + | + | |
| Bulgarian воня | + | ||
| Meanings | scent, fragrance | stench, stink | unpleasant odour |