False Friends in Slavic Languages
Polish ‘dynia’
The database knows following meanings of the Polish word ‘dynia’:
- pumpkin
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Kashubian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lower Sorbian and Ukrainian.
Polish ‘dynia’:
- The Polish meaning ‘pumpkin’ is shared by Czech dýně and Slovak dyňa.
- The meaning ‘sweet melon’ (not present in Polish ‘dynia’, translated as ‘melon’) is attested in Bosnian dinja, Croatian dinja, Macedonian диња, Russian дыня, Serbian диња, Slovenian dinja and Ukrainian диня.
- The meaning ‘watermelon’ (not present in Polish ‘dynia’, translated as ‘arbuz’) is attested in Bulgarian диня and Slovak dyňa.
- The meaning ‘cakes and pastries’ (not present in Polish ‘dynia’) is attested in Lower Sorbian dynjašk.
NB: No information yet for Upper Sorbian.
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Croatian dinja | Meaning in Polish:
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Czech dýně | Meaning:
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Slovenian dinja | Meaning in Polish:
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Semasiological Map for *dynja
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*dynja | ||||
sweet melon | watermelon | pumpkin | cakes and pastries | |
Russian дыня | + | |||
Ukrainian диня | + | |||
Belarusian дыня | ||||
Polish dynia | + | |||
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Lower Sorbian dynjašk | + | |||
Czech dýně | + | |||
Slovak dyňa | + | + | ||
Slovenian dinja | + | |||
Croatian dinja | + | |||
Bosnian dinja | + | |||
Serbian диња | + | |||
Macedonian диња | + | |||
Bulgarian диня | + | |||
Meanings | sweet melon | watermelon | pumpkin | cakes and pastries |