peyorasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pejoratie. Cognates to Afrikaans pejorasie.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pejoˈrasi/ [pe.joˈra.si]
  • Rhymes: -asi
  • Syllabification: pe‧yo‧ra‧si

Noun

peyorasi (plural peyorasi-peyorasi)

  1. (linguistics) the process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time; pejoration or pejorativization
    Alternative form: pejorasi (Malay)
  • peyoratif

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