Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phono-semantic matching

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: phono-se-man-tic -match-ing
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning but does so via substitution of etymons.

Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by Ghil'ad Zuckermann in 1999.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

phono-semantic matchings (plural) PSM (alternative, initialism)

Phrases

unadapted borrowing

Frequently Paired Words

loanword unadapted borrowing

Questions

What does phono-semantic matching mean?: The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning but does so via substitution of etymons.
Where does phono-semantic matching come from?: Coined by Ghil'ad Zuckermann in 1999.

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