Meaning of semantic loan | Babel Free
Definitions
A process of borrowing semantic meaning from another language, where the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.
Equivalents
العربية
اِقْتِرَاض مَعْنَوِيّ
Deutsch
Bedeutungsentlehnung
Ελληνικά
σημασιολογικό δάνειο
Suomi
merkityslaina
日本語
意味借用
Nederlands
betekenisontlening
Polski
kalka znaczeniowa
Русский
семанти́ческая ка́лька
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.