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