Example Sentences of Polysemy in Indonesian

Polysemy word which derive from language Latin "Poly" and "Semi. The word "Poly" has many meanings, while the word "Semi" has a meaning. So, polysemy means a word that has many meanings, but depends on the pattern and context of the sentence. In the Great Dictionary of Languages Indonesia (KBBI) Polysemy is a word or phrase that has more than one meaning. If one word is placed in a sentence with a different context, then the word will have a different meaning. To be able to understand examples of polysemy words and sentences, the reader should read it in its entirety.

Here are some examples of sentence polysemy :

• Child

1. Ani is one of child from a well-known lawyer.
2. Last night the little boy slipped from child stairs
3. Ferries have many child ship.

The word "child" in the first example sentence means really a child, in the second example it means a ladder and in the third example it means small boat.

• Blood

1. Mother and Mr. Ari have a relationship blood, it's just that they don't know each other.
2. Blood pouring out at the taekwondo match last night.

The word "blood" in the first example sentence means brother, in the second sentence it means body fluids.

• Fire

1. When you see the flame fire blazing from the top of the apartment building.
2. Those two teenagers, their hearts are on fire fire.

The word "fire” in the first example sentence has the real meaning of fire, in the second example sentence it has the meaning of taste love.

• Hand

1. Andi fell from motor so that hand His right side had to be operated on.
2. Anita is hand Mr Adi's trust in his office.

The word "hand" in the first example sentence means limbs, in the second example sentence it means trust.

In addition to polysemy sentences, there are several other articles that readers can learn such as examples of homographs in sentences, examples of homonyms, homophones and homographs, examples of hypernym and homonym sentences, examples of hyponyms and hypernyms and examples of antonyms, synonyms and hyponyms. Those are some examples of polysemy sentences in Indonesian. May be useful. Thank you.