phono-semantic matching

phono-semantic matching

English

Alternative forms

• PSM (initialism)

Noun

phono-semantic matching (plural phono-semantic matchings)

1. (linguistics) The borrowing of a word into one language from another which completely or partially preserves both the original sound and meaning.

Translations

borrowing

Chinese:  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can  Finnish: vierassanaa äänteellisesti ja merkityksellisesti jäljittelevä uudismuodoste (no exact equivalent)

French: please add this translation if you can German: phono-semantische Angleichung f