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HYPONYMY
BIYAN AJI KURNIAWAN
 DEFINITION

Hyponymy is a semantic relationship

01
between a term that belongs to a
set defined by another term, and the
latter. It is a relationship of a
subtype (hyponym).

02 In other words, hyponymy shows the

relationship between a specific
instance of a generic term. A
hyponym is a word or phrase whose
semantic field is more specific than
its hypernym. The semantic field of a
hypernym, also known as a
superordinate, is broader than that
of a hyponym.
THE TYPE
Taxonomic hyponymy: It is also known
as "isa-kind-of" relation. Taxonomic
hyponymy is a hierarchical relationship
between a general term (hypernym)
and a specific term (hyponym) that
belongs to the general term's category.

Functional hyponymy: It is also known

as "part-of" relation. Functional
hyponymy is a relationship between a
general term (hypernym) and a specific
term (hyponym) that is a functional
component of the general term.
 EXAMPLE

Taxonomic Taxonomic Functional Functional

For example, "dog" For example, For example, For example,

is a hyponym of "Shark" is a "wheel" is a “Battery" is a
"animal," and hyponym of "Fish," hyponym of "car," hyponym of
"rose" and "daisy" and "Phone" and and "keyboard" is a "flashlight" and
are hyponyms of "PC" are hyponyms hyponym of "Meat" is a
"flower" of "technology" "computer" hyponym of "Cow"