False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘булка’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘булка’:
- bride
- young woman
Semasiological map for ‘bulka’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘булка’:
- is a complete false friend in Belarusian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- does not have any formally similar counterparts in Bosnian, Croatian, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Slovak or Upper Sorbian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘bride’ is unique.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘young woman’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘roll, white bread’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘булка’, translated as ‘симит’) is attested in Belarusian булка, Czech bulka, Polish bułka, Russian булка and Ukrainian булка.
- The meaning ‘a species of poppy’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘булка’) is attested in Macedonian булка and Serbian булка.
NB: No information yet for Slovenian.
Bulgarian булка |
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Bosnian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Croatian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Czech bulka |
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Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Macedonian булка |
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Polish bułka |
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Russian булка |
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Serbian булка |
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Slovak ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Lower Sorbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Upper Sorbian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Ukrainian булка |
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Semasiological Map for bulka
bulka
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Meanings:
‘bride’
‘young woman’
‘roll, white bread’
‘a species of poppy’
no such word
no information yet
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bride | young woman | roll, white bread | a species of poppy | |
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Czech bulka | + | |||
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Serbian булка | + | |||
Macedonian булка | + | |||
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Meanings | bride | young woman | roll, white bread | a species of poppy |