exocentric compound
a compound word where the meaning of the whole word is not a type of, or a hyponym of, one of its parts
Facts
4 properties- Subclass of
- compound, exocentric construction[1][2]
- Described by source
- Peeling the Onion: A Cultural Analysis of Bahuvrihi (Exocentric) Compounds in Punjabi, A Survey of Exocentric Compounds in Three Kwa Languages: Akan, Ewe and Ga[4][5]
- Imported from
- wholeness_audit_2026-05-02
- Opposite of
- endocentric compound,(&&#*@@$)[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en exocentric compound
de Possessivkompositum
fi eksosentrinen yhdyssana
fr composé exocentrique
he הרכב אקסוצנטרי
he הרכב אכסוצנטרי
he הרכב מחוצן
it composto esocentrico
ja 外心複合語
ru экзоцентрическое сложное слово
sv exocentrisk sammansättning
🔖 Identifiers · 1
- Described at URL
- www.glottopedia.org
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