False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘майка’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘майка’:
- mother
- dam, female animal
- nut to screw on a bolt
Semasiological map for ‘majka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘майка’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Czech, Lower Sorbian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian.
- does not have all its Bulgarian meanings in Bosnian, Croatian, Macedonian and Serbian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Kashubian, Slovak or Slovenian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘mother’ is shared by Bosnian majka, Croatian majka, Macedonian мајка and Serbian мајка.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘dam, female animal’ is shared by Macedonian мајка.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘nut to screw on a bolt’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘gym shirt’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘майка’, translated as ‘риза, кошуля’) is attested in Belarusian майка, Russian майка and Ukrainian майка.
- The meaning ‘Underpants’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘майка’) is attested in Belarusian майткі and Polish majtki.
- The meaning ‘Shirt’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘майка’, translated as ‘потник’) is attested in Russian майка.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
Bulgarian майка |
Meaning in Belarusian:
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Belarusian I. майка |
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II. майткі |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Bosnian majka |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Croatian majka |
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Czech májka |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Bulgarian майка |
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Macedonian мајка |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Polish majtki |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Russian майка |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Serbian мајка |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Slovak ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Bulgarian майка |
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Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
Bulgarian майка |
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Lower Sorbian majka |
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Bulgarian майка |
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Ukrainian майка |
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Semasiological Map for majka
majka
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Meanings:
‘mother’
‘dam, female animal’
‘nut to screw on a bolt’
‘gym shirt’
‘Underpants’
‘Shirt’
‘Other’
no such word
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mother | dam, female animal | nut to screw on a bolt | gym shirt | Underpants | Shirt | Other | |
Russian майка | + | + t-shirt |
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Ukrainian майка | + | ||||||
Belarusian майка | + | ||||||
Belarusian майткі | + | ||||||
Polish majtki | + | ||||||
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Lower Sorbian majka | + girl |
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Czech májka | + May pole |
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Croatian majka | + | ||||||
Bosnian majka | + | ||||||
Serbian мајка | + | ||||||
Macedonian мајка | + | + | |||||
Bulgarian майка | + | + | + | ||||
Meanings | mother | dam, female animal | nut to screw on a bolt | gym shirt | Underpants | Shirt | Other |