The Linguist's Shoebox

Lexical function SynL

Loan synonym. A loan word that has been assimilated into everyday speech and that is equated with or substitutable for the headword. Common or frequent usage will sometimes have caused it to adapt to vernacular phonotactics.

\lx	ka
\ps	TAM
\ge	HAB
\de	habitual aspect
\lf	SynL
\lv	jaga
\le	Ambonese Malay "habitual"
\oe	fv:ka tends to be used in nominal constructions, whereas fv:jaga tends to be used in verbal constructions.

ka TAM. habitual aspect. SynL: jaga 'Ambonese Malay "habitual"'. Restrict: ka tends to be used in nominal constructions, whereas jaga tends to be used in verbal constructions.

Lexical functions in alphabetical order
Related lexical functions: Syn, SynD, SynR, SynT