pejorasi

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English pejoration.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ped͡ʒorasi/
Rhymes: -si, -i
Hyphenation: pé‧jo‧ra‧si

Noun

pejorasi (Jawi spelling ڤيجوراسي)

(linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time; pejoration or pejorativization.

Related terms

pejoratif

Further reading

“pejorasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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