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