Polysemy refers to a single word having multiple related meanings. It occurs when the same phonological word is used with different but related senses. An example is the word "walk" which can mean to move on foot, go on a stroll, or leave in an angry manner. Another example is the word "bank" which can refer to a financial institution or the rising land at the edge of a river or other body of water. According to linguist Saeed, polysemy is similar to homonymy but involves a close semantic relationship between the multiple meanings of a single word form.

1. POLYSEMI
Oleh :
Anggi Nurmala

3. Polysemi
Poly + Semy
Poly is Many
Semy is Meaning
a single word has
two or more
meanings

4. DEFINITION
When multiple senses of the same
phonological word is related. Saeed
Polysemy is the state or
phenomenon in which the words
that have more than one meaning
In other words, it can be described
as multiple meanings of words. The
words are considered to be related
etymologically

5. EXAMPLES
Walk with God
The workers threatened to
walk
She walks the tower
We climbed the river
bank safety
There was a bank of
switches on the wall

6. Menurut Saeed (2000:64) polisemi mirip
dengan homonimi, tetapi dalam polisemi ada
relasi makna yang erat antara kata yang
bentuknya dan ucapannya sama.
Contoh: hook ‘kail’ dengan hook ‘pengait’.