noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
corruption; sound change
Linguistic term for a word's pronunciation changing over time or across dialects, often resulting in a form considered non-standard or altered. Used both as a noun and as a suru-verb.
「あたし」は「わたし」の転訛だと言われる。
It is said that 'atashi' is a corruption of 'watashi'.
方言では、標準語の単語が転訛していることがよくある。
In dialects, words from the standard language are often corrupted.