False Friends in Slavic Languages
Bulgarian ‘диван’
The database knows following meanings of the Bulgarian word ‘диван’:
- settee, sofa
Semasiological map for ‘< Turkish divan’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Bulgarian ‘диван’:
- The Bulgarian meaning ‘settee, sofa’ is shared by Bosnian divan, Croatian divan, Czech divan, Russian диван, Serbian диван, Slovak diván, Slovenian divan and Ukrainian диван.
- The meaning ‘carpet’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘диван’) is attested in Belarusian дыван and Polish dywan.
- The meaning ‘couch’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘диван’) is attested in Ukrainian диван.
- The meaning ‘sofa’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘диван’) is attested in Ukrainian диван.
- The meaning ‘talk’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘диван’) is attested in Bosnian divan, Croatian divan and Serbian диван.
- The meaning ‘beautiful’ (not present in Bulgarian ‘диван’) is attested in Serbian диван.
NB: No information yet for Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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| Kashubian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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| Macedonian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Semasiological Map for < Turkish divan
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Meanings:  ‘carpet’ ‘settee, sofa’ ‘couch’ ‘sofa’ ‘talk’ ‘beautiful’ no such word no information yet
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| carpet | settee, sofa | couch | sofa | talk | beautiful | |
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| Meanings | carpet | settee, sofa | couch | sofa | talk | beautiful |