pseudoloan

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A form of pseudo-loan — A term which appears to be (and may be thought of by speakers as) a loanword from another language, even being formed from elements found in that language, but which does not exist as a word in that language with the same meaning.

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Meanings

nounpseudoloan (plural pseudoloans)

plural pseudoloans

  1. alternativeAlternative form of pseudo-loan.

    The -eh series, which may be divided somewhat more precisely into the four categories below, includes one pseudoloan by virtue of a spurious feminine suffix (kerdyeh, 3.7.7), and one hybrid (haq(q)dbeh, 3.7.8).

    1991, John R. Perry, Form and meaning in Persian vocabulary: the Arabic feminine ending, Mazda Pub., page 56
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APA

pseudoloan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoloan

MLA

“pseudoloan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoloan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudoloan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoloan.

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