PREPARED BY:

NUR SYUHADA SOBRI

HYPONYMY
 HYPONYMY - the relationship between a specific
word and a general word when the former is included
within the latter.

Hyponymy is a relation between two words in

which the meaning of one of the words includes the
meaning of the other word. The lexical relation
corresponding to the inclusion of one class in another
is hyponymy.
• A hyponym is a subordinate, specific term whose
referent is included in the referent of super
ordinate term.
• Lets we try to guess which one is specific term and
which is ordinate term??

Blue Orange

Yellow Green
White
Pink Colour
 Yes correct!
Wahh! so
clever…..

Blue, Orange, Yellow, White,

Specific Pink
Term

Super
Ordinate Colour
Term
So… Specific Term is…

HYPONYM
• A super ordinate can have many
hyponyms
• Hyponymy is not restricted to objects,
abstract concepts, or nouns. It can be
identified in many other areas of the
lexicon.
• E.g. the verb cook has many hyponyms.
Word: Cook
Hyponyms: Roast, boil, fry, grill, bake, etc.
 In a lexical field,
hyponymy may exist
at more than one
level. A word may
have both a
hyponym and a
super ordinate
term.
 the word bird
ponyms.
the word bird
ponyms.
arrow,
, insects
hawk,
arrow,
, insects
hawk,

ee
us
us
av
av

par
par
w,
w,
aw
aw

o
o

wl
wl

yp
yp
ny
ny
ss

rd
rd
nd
nd
rd
rd

rn
rn
aa
yp
yp
ny
ny

vin
vin

ein
ein
..
o
o
er
er
is
is

er
er
ch
ch
of
of
rr
ss
la
la
d
d

ac
ac

h
h

ro
ro
gh
gh
yp
yp
ny
ny
ic
ic
la
la
on
on