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Serbian ‘брак’
The database knows following meanings of the Serbian word ‘брак’:
- marriage
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The database has information related to this term for Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian and Ukrainian.
Serbian ‘брак’:
- The Serbian meaning ‘marriage’ is shared by Bosnian brak, Bulgarian брак, Croatian brak, Macedonian брак and Russian брак.
- The meaning ‘defect, flaw’ (not present in Serbian ‘брак’, translated as ‘мана’) is attested in Polish brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘rejects, refuse, waste’ (not present in Serbian ‘брак’, translated as ‘олош, дефицитна роба’) is attested in Belarusian брак, Bulgarian брак, Czech brak, Polish brak, Russian брак and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘lack, deficiency’ (not present in Serbian ‘брак’, translated as ‘недостатак’) is attested in Belarusian брак, Polish brak and Ukrainian брак.
- The meaning ‘junk, trash’ (not present in Serbian ‘брак’) is attested in Czech brak and Slovak brak.
NB: No information yet for Kashubian, Lower Sorbian and Upper Sorbian.
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| Croatian brak |
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| Czech brak |
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| Slovenian ∅ - no corresponding term. |
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Meanings:  ‘defect, flaw’
 ‘rejects, refuse, waste’
 ‘lack, deficiency’
 ‘junk, trash’
 ‘marriage’
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| Meanings | defect, flaw | rejects, refuse, waste | lack, deficiency | junk, trash | marriage |