False Friends in Slavic Languages
Russian ‘бабочка’
The database knows following meanings of the Russian word ‘бабочка’:
- butterfly
Semasiological map for ‘бабочка’
The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian.
Russian ‘бабочка’:
- is a complete false friend in Bulgarian.
- The Russian meaning ‘butterfly’ is unique.
- The meaning ‘grandmother’ (not present in Russian ‘бабочка’, translated as ‘бабушка’) is attested in Bulgarian бабичка.
NB: No information yet for Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
| Russian бабочка |
Meaning in Bulgarian:
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| Bulgarian бабичка |
Meaning in Russian:
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Meanings:  ‘butterfly’
 ‘grandmother’
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| butterfly | grandmother | |
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| Bulgarian бабичка | + | |
| Meanings | butterfly | grandmother |