False Friends in Slavic Languages
Macedonian ‘баба’
The database knows following meanings of the Macedonian word ‘баба’:
- old woman
- grandmother
- mother-in-law
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian, Upper Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Macedonian ‘баба’:
- is a complete false friend in Lower Sorbian, Slovenian and Upper Sorbian.
- does not have all its Macedonian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Serbian and Ukrainian.
- has additional meanings in Belarusian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Polish, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian.
- The Macedonian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Polish baba, Russian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The Macedonian meaning ‘grandmother’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Czech bába, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The Macedonian meaning ‘mother-in-law’ is shared by Bulgarian баба.
- The meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ (not present in Macedonian ‘баба’) is attested in Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Polish baba, Russian баба, Slovak baba, Slovenian baba and Lower Sorbian baba.
- The meaning ‘midwife’ (not present in Macedonian ‘баба’) is attested in Bulgarian баба, Slovak baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘cake’ (not present in Macedonian ‘баба’) is attested in Belarusian баба, Polish baba, Lower Sorbian baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
- The meaning ‘coward’ (not present in Macedonian ‘баба’) is attested in Slovak baba and Slovenian baba.
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Meanings:
‘old woman’
‘grandmother’
‘pejorative of a woman’
‘midwife’
‘mother-in-law’
‘cake’
‘coward’
no such word
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Meanings | old woman | grandmother | pejorative of a woman | midwife | mother-in-law | cake | coward |