pejorasi
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Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English pejoration.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pejorasi (Jawi spelling ڤيجوراسي)
- (linguistics) The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time; pejoration or pejorativization.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pejorasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.