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