Homonym
is the word that has the same speling but different meaning. Aminudin, (1985 : 24) mengatakan bahwa homonim adalah
beberapa kata yang memiliki ujaran yang sama, tetapi memiliki makna yang
berbeda.
Jadi,bias kita simpulkan bahwa homonym merupakan sebuah kata yang memiliki
ejaan atau tulisan yang sama namun memiliki arti atau makna yang berbeda.
For example:
dear /dıə(r)/ During the Christmas time we love to buy gifts for our near and dear ones.
deer /dıə(r)/ The hunter was trying hard to shoot the deer
dissent /dı’sent/ He is going to dissent whatever I speak in the meeting
descent /dı’sent/ His slow descent from the mountain was a cause of worry for his family
device /dı’vaız/ Cell phone is indeed a useful device to communicate with people
dear /dıə(r)/ During the Christmas time we love to buy gifts for our near and dear ones.
deer /dıə(r)/ The hunter was trying hard to shoot the deer
dissent /dı’sent/ He is going to dissent whatever I speak in the meeting
descent /dı’sent/ His slow descent from the mountain was a cause of worry for his family
device /dı’vaız/ Cell phone is indeed a useful device to communicate with people
Contoh dalam bahasa Indonesia:
bisa : dapat
bisa : racun
buku : ruas
buku : kitab
salak : nama buah
salak : bunyi gonggongan anjing
bulan : waktu 30 hari
bulan : nama satelit bumi
bisa : dapat
bisa : racun
buku : ruas
buku : kitab
salak : nama buah
salak : bunyi gonggongan anjing
bulan : waktu 30 hari
bulan : nama satelit bumi
http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Homonym.html.
Accessed on February 19, 2013.
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/m/homonympg1.cfm
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