False Friends in Slavic Languages
Ukrainian ‘баба’
The database knows following meanings of the Ukrainian word ‘баба’:
- old woman
- grandmother
- midwife
- cake
Semasiological map for ‘*baba’
The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
Ukrainian ‘баба’:
- is a complete false friend in Slovenian.
- does not have all its Ukrainian meanings in Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Serbian and Upper Sorbian.
- has additional meanings in Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Lower Sorbian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian and Slovak.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Macedonian баба, Polish baba, Russian баба, Serbian баба and Slovak baba.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘grandmother’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Czech bába, Macedonian баба, Serbian баба and Slovak baba.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘midwife’ is shared by Bulgarian баба, Slovak baba and Upper Sorbian baba.
- The Ukrainian meaning ‘cake’ is shared by Belarusian баба, Polish baba, Lower Sorbian baba and Upper Sorbian baba.
- The meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘баба’) is attested in Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Polish baba, Russian баба, Slovak baba, Slovenian baba and Lower Sorbian baba.
- The meaning ‘mother-in-law’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘баба’) is attested in Bulgarian баба and Macedonian баба.
- The meaning ‘coward’ (not present in Ukrainian ‘баба’) is attested in Slovak baba and Slovenian baba.
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Semasiological Map for *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 |