| pronunciation | n sebutan: she has no difficulty learning Malay ~, dia tdk ada masalah mempelajari sebutan bahasa Melayu; his ~ of English words is sometimes very odd, sebutan perkataan bahasa Inggerisnya kadang-kadang terlalu janggal; out of these two, which is the correct ~?, antara dua sebutan ini, mana satu yg betul?. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| household word, household name | n (approp n +) sebutan ramai: his name is a ~, namanya menjadi sebutan ramai; “Colgate” has long been a ~, “Colgate” telah lama menjadi jenama sebutan ramai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nasalism | n sebutan sengau: the ~ of the Yankees, sebutan sengau orang-orang Yankee. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mispronunciation | n sebutan yg salah: the child’s ~ of her name amused her, sebutan namanya yg salah oleh budak itu membuat dia geli hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| short | 9. (of vowel, syllable) pronounced briefly, pendek: the ~ vowel in “sin” and the long vowel in “seen”, sebutan vokal yg pendek bagi kata “sin” dan sebutan vokal yg panjang bagi kata “seen”; 10. (of cake, pastry) rich and crumbly, rapuh: ~ crust pastry, pastri rapuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diction | n 1. choice of vocabulary, diksi, pemilihan kata: poetic ~, diksi puitis; 2. manner of enunciation, /gaya, cara/ sebutan: to improve o’s ~, memperbaik gaya sebutan sso | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| standardize, standardise | c. (language etc) membakukan, menstandardkan: to ~ pronunciation, membakukan sebutan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| received | adj diterima umum: ~ opinion, pendapat yg diterima umum; ~ pronunciation, sebutan yg diterima umum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| non-standard | adj 1. (of word, expression, etc) tdk baku: ~ pronunciation, sebutan tdk baku; 2. deviating from a certain standard, tdk standard: ~ size, saiz tdk standard. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| correct | vt 1. make right, rectify, membetulkan: to ~ o’s pronunciation, membetulkan sebutan; to ~ mistaken beliefs, membetulkan anggapan yg salah; to ~ an injustice, membetulkan ketidakadilan; to ~ the curvature of the spine, membetulkan lengkungan tulang belakang; 2. mark errors in, memeriksa: to ~ examination papers, memeriksa kertas peperiksaan; 3. reprove, menegur; (when the error is not specified) menegur + approp n: the boss ~ed him for his carelessness, bos menegurnya krn kecuaiannya; she ~ed him after the guests had left, dia menegur kesilapan lelaki itu selepas tetamu pulang; I stand ~ed, saya menerima teguran itu; 4. (archaic) punish, menghukum; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |