転てん

noun

sound change; semantic shift; altered word

Linguistics term for historical changes in pronunciation or meaning of a word, or the resulting word itself. Used in academic or descriptive contexts.

• 「転てん」は、言げん語ご学がくで音おん韻いん変へん化かや意い味み変へん化かを指さす用よう語ごだ。

  In linguistics, 転 is a term that refers to sound change or semantic shift.

• この単たん語ごは歴れき史し的てきな転てんを経へて現げん在ざいの形かたちになった。

  This word took its present form through historical sound change.

noun

twist in Chinese poetry

Abbreviation of 転句. Refers to the turning or twisting part of a classical Chinese poem, where the theme shifts. Rare outside poetic analysis.

See also: 転句 (てんく)

• 漢かん詩しの「転てん」は、起き承しょう転てん結けつの第だい三さん句くにあたる。

  In Chinese poetry, 転 corresponds to the third line in the four-part structure of introduction, development, turn, and conclusion.