pejorasi
Malay
Alternative forms
- peyorasi (Indonesian)
Etymology
Borrowed from English pejoration.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pe.d͡ʒo.ra.si]
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: pe‧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.
- Antonym: ameliorasi
Related terms
Further reading
- “pejorasi”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017