loanshift noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.As linguists, anthropologists, and others involved in translation realize, the boundaries of exchange between languages are not impermeable to loanshift of meanings (Lehiste 1988:20). — 1998 •A word whose meaning has changed in this way. verb1 •To change a word in this way.The loanshifted category appears first as an innovation, becomes entrenched and may be conventionalized with meaning(s) specific to recipient culture. — 2020 formsloanshifted · loanshifting · loanshifts
