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.
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Further reading[edit]
- “pejorasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.