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Pronunciation / Transliteration: cí wèi
"词位 '猫' 包括其形式如 '猫咪' 和 '猫的'。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A set of related word forms that share a common meaning.
"The lexeme 'child' includes its inflected forms like 'children' and 'child's'." - 2
The fundamental unit of meaning in a language, representing a single word or a base form of a word.
"In linguistics, 'run' is a lexeme that can take various forms such as 'running' or 'ran'."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'lexeme' originates from the Greek word 'lexis', meaning 'word' or 'speech'. It was first introduced in the field of linguistics in the early 20th century to denote the abstract unit of meaning that underlies a set of related words.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lexeme" is said worldwide
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lexème
Transliteration: leksɛm
"Le lexème 'chat' inclut ses formes comme 'chats' et 'chaton'."
Lexem
Transliteration: leˈt͡seːm
"Das Lexem 'Haus' umfasst auch die Formen 'Häuser' und 'Hauses'."
lessico
Transliteration: lesˈsiko
"Il lessico 'cane' include le forme 'cani' e 'cane's'."
lexema
Transliteration: leˈxema
"El lexema 'perro' incluye sus formas como 'perros' y 'perrito'."
lexema
Transliteration: leˈzema
"O lexema 'gato' inclui suas formas como 'gatos' e 'gatinho'."
लेक्सेम
Transliteration: leksēm
"लेक्सेम 'बिल्ली' में इसके रूप जैसे 'बिल्लियाँ' और 'बिल्ली का' शामिल हैं।"
词位
Transliteration: cí wèi
"词位 '猫' 包括其形式如 '猫咪' 和 '猫的'。"
어휘
Transliteration: eohwi
"어휘 '개'는 '개들'과 '개의'와 같은 형태를 포함합니다."
レキシーム
Transliteration: rekishīmu
"レキシーム '犬' には '犬たち' や '犬の' などの形が含まれます。"
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