Template:phono-semantic matching/documentation

This template adds entries to categories such as Category:Chinese phono-semantic matchings. It should generally go in the Etymology section of a term. Phono-semantic matching is a special type of borrowing where existing morphemes are selected to match both pronunciation and definition of a foreign term.

Examples

• Chinese 康乃馨 (kāngnǎixīn): {{psm|zh|en|carnation}}
• Hindi त्रिकोणमिति (trikoṇmiti): {{psm|hi|en|trigonometry}}

Parameters

|1=

The language code (see Wiktionary:Languages) of the language which borrowed the sense, which should be the language of the section that the template is placed in.

|2=

The language code of the source language from which loaned the sense.

|3=

The term in the source language that influenced this term. If empty, generates a term request (^[Term?]) and places the entry in a term request category, except in some cases like derivations from families or substrates. To override this and disable the term request, use "-".

|4= or |alt=

(optional) An alternative display form to show for the term, see {{l}} and {{m}}.

|5= or |t=

(optional) A gloss/translation for the term, see {{l}} and {{m}}.

|tr=

(optional) A transliteration for the term, see {{l}} and {{m}}.

|pos=

(optional) A part of speech indication for the term, see {{l}} and {{m}}.

|g=, |g2=, |g3= and so on

(optional) Gender and number, as in {{l}} and {{m}}; see Module:gender and number for details.

|id=

(optional) A sense id for the term, see {{l}} and {{m}}.

|nocap=

Show the initial text with a lowercase initial letter.

|notext=

Omit the initial text altogether. The first thing displayed will be the source language name.

|nocat=1

Suppress categorization.