pejorasi
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.