False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘карам’
Semantics: кола
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘карам’:
- to drive a car
Semasiological map for ‘карам’
The database has information related to this term for Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish and Serbian.
Bulgarian ‘карам’:
- is a complete false friend in Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish and Serbian.
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘to drive a car’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘to rant, to scold’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘карам’, translated as ‘възразявам’) is attested in Macedonian кара.
- The meaning ‘punishment’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘карам’) is attested in Polish kara.
- The meaning ‘wheelbarrow’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘карам’) is attested in Kashubian kara.
- The meaning ‘to have sex vulg.’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘карам’, translated as ‘чукам се, струпам се’) is attested in Serbian карати.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian карам (кола) |
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Kashubian kara |
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Bulgarian карам (кола) |
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Macedonian кара |
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Bulgarian карам (кола) |
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Polish kara |
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Bulgarian карам (кола) |
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Serbian карати |
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Meanings:
‘to drive a car’
‘to rant, to scold’
‘punishment’
‘wheelbarrow’
‘to have sex vulg.’
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to drive a car | to rant, to scold | punishment | wheelbarrow | to have sex vulg. | |
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Macedonian кара | + | ||||
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Meanings | to drive a car | to rant, to scold | punishment | wheelbarrow | to have sex vulg. |