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