noun
corruption (of a word); corrupted form
Rare linguistic term for a word or expression that has undergone phonetic or semantic change, often used in discussions of etymology or dialectology. Compare 転訛, which is more common.
See also: 転訛
「訛称」は、語のなまった形を指す専門的な言葉だ。
"訛称" is a technical term for a corrupted form of a word.