False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘буен’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘буен’:
- impetuous
- unbridled
- luxuriant
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘буен’:
- is a complete false friend in Croatian.
- is a true friend in Czech.
- does not have all its Bulgarian meanings in Belarusian, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Lower Sorbian, Russian, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Kashubian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘impetuous’ is shared by Czech bujný, Russian буйный and Ukrainian буйний.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘unbridled’ is shared by Czech bujný, Russian буйный, Slovak bujný and Ukrainian буйний.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘luxuriant’ is shared by Belarusian буйны, Czech bujný, Polish bujny, Russian буйный, Slovak bujný, Slovenian bujen, Lower Sorbian bujny, Upper Sorbian bujny and Ukrainian буйний.
- The meaning ‘daring, bold’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘буен’) is attested in Russian буйный and Ukrainian буйний.
- The meaning ‘wild’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘буен’) is attested in Russian буйный.
- The meaning ‘large’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘буен’) is attested in Belarusian буйны.
NB: No information yet for Bosnian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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Croatian bujan |
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Lower Sorbian bujny |
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Ukrainian буйний |
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Meanings:
‘impetuous’
‘unbridled’
‘luxuriant’
‘daring, bold’
‘wild’
‘large’
‘Other’
no such word
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impetuous | unbridled | luxuriant | daring, bold | wild | large | Other | |
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Lower Sorbian bujny | + | + strange |
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Slovenian bujen | + | + lively |
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Croatian bujan | + rich |
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Meanings | impetuous | unbridled | luxuriant | daring, bold | wild | large | Other |