Definition
In semiotics and linguistics, a single unit of meaning that distinguishes one word from another, contrasting with the concept of a phoneme in sound systems.
Etymology
From the prefix 'dis-' (two, separate) combined with 'seme' (a unit of meaning from French 'sème,' from Greek 'sema' meaning sign). The term was coined in mid-20th century linguistics.
Kelly Says
This word shows how linguists create precise technical vocabulary—if a phoneme is the smallest sound unit, a diseme is the smallest meaning unit that separates related words.
Translations
ARالعربية
انتشار
in-ta-shaar
CACatalà
difondre
di-fon-dre
DADansk
sætte ud
se-tte ud
DEDeutsch
entfernen
ent-fer-nen
ELΕλληνικά
διασπείρ
dia-spe-ir
FAفارسی
انتشار
in-ta-shaar
FISuomi
levittää
le-vi-taa
FRFrançais
désimer
de-zee-mer
HIहिन्दी
प्रसारित करना
pra-saar-it kar-na
HUMagyar
terjeszteni
ter-jesz-teni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyebarkan
men-ye-bar-kan
ITItaliano
disseminare
dis-se-mee-na-re
MRMR
प्रसारित करणे
pra-saar-it kar-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menyebarkan
men-ye-bar-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန့်ပွား
pyan-pwar
NLNederlands
bewerken
be-werk-en
NONorsk
spredning
spred-ning
PLPolski
rozsiewać
roz-sye-vat'
PTPortuguês
deseminar
dez-e-mee-nar
RORomână
a răspândi
a rasp-an-dee
RUРусский
распространять
ras-pro-stra-nyat'
SVSvenska
sprida
spree-da
SWKiswahili
kusambaza
ku-sam-ba-za
TEతెలుగు
ప్రసరించు
pra-sa-rin-chu
THไทย
แพร่กระจาย
prae-kra-cha-ai
TLTL
ipamalas
i-pa-ma-las
UKУкраїнська
розповсюджувати
roz-pov-syu-zhu-vat'
URاردو
پھیلانا
phee-la-na
VITiếng Việt
phân bố
phan-bo