複ふく合ごう語ご

noun

compound word; compound term

Linguistics term for a word formed by combining two or more independent words or stems. Contrasts with 単純語 (simple word).

See also: 単純語

• 「本ほん棚だな」は「本ほん」と「棚たな」からなる複ふく合ごう語ごです。

  "本棚 (bookshelf)" is a compound word made from "本 (book)" and "棚 (shelf)."

• 日本にほん語ごの複ふく合ごう語ごには、和わ語ご・漢かん語ご・外がい来らい語ごの組くみ合あわせが多おおく見みられる。

  Japanese compound words often show combinations of native, Sino-Japanese, and loanword elements.