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