Definition
A word or linguistic unit composed of six meaningful parts or morphemes.
Etymology
From Greek 'hexa-' (six) and 'seme' (meaning unit, from sema 'sign'). The term emerged in 20th-century linguistics to describe complex words with multiple semantic components.
Kelly Says
Words like 'uncharacteristically' break down into six or more meaning units—this concept helps linguists understand why some languages can pack so much meaning into single words while others need entire phrases.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
seksasemi
seks-ah-SEM-ee
BNবাংলা
হেক্সাসেমিক
heks-ah-SEM-ik
CACatalà
hexasèmic
heks-ah-SEM-ik
CSČeština
hexasemický
heks-ah-SEM-i-cky
DADansk
hexasemisk
heks-ah-SEM-isk
DEDeutsch
Hexasème
heks-ah-SEM
ELΕλληνικά
εξασεμικός
eh-sah-SEM-i-kos
ESEspañol
hexásémico
heh-sah-SEM-i-koh
FAفارسی
هگزاسمی
heg-zah-SEM-ee
FISuomi
heksaseminen
heks-ah-SEM-i-nen
FRFrançais
hexasémé
he-zah-SEM-eh
GUGU
હેક્સાસેમિક
heksa-SEM-ik
HAHA
hexasemic
heks-ah-SEM-ik
HEעברית
הקסא-סמי
heks-ah-SEM-ee
HIहिन्दी
हेक्सासेमिक
heks-ah-se-mik
HUMagyar
hexasemik
heks-ah-SEM-ik
IDBahasa Indonesia
heksasemik
heks-ah-se-mik
IGIG
hexaseme
heks-ah-SEM-ee
ITItaliano
esasemico
eh-sah-SEM-i-koh
JA日本語
ヘキサセミ（ヘクサーセミ）
hekusasemi
KKKK
шемисемі
she-mi-SEM-ee
MRMR
हेक्सासेमिक
heks-ah-se-mik
MSBahasa Melayu
heksasemik
heks-ah-SEM-ik
NLNederlands
hexasemisch
heks-ah-SEM-ish
NONorsk
hexasemisk
heks-ah-SEM-isk
PAPA
ਹੇਕਸਾਸੈਮਿਕ
heks-ah-sa-mik
PLPolski
heksasemiczny
heks-ah-SEM-i-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
hexasémico
heh-sah-SEM-i-koh
RORomână
hexasemic
heks-ah-SEM-ik
RUРусский
гексасемический
geksa-se-mi-chyes-ki
SVSvenska
hexasemisk
heks-ah-SEM-isk
SWKiswahili
hexasemic
heks-ah-SEM-ik
TAதமிழ்
ஆறுபாகை
aaru-pagai
TEతెలుగు
షడ్రుభాగం
sha-dru-bha-gam
TLTL
heksasemik
heks-ah-SEM-ik
TRTürkçe
heksasemik
heks-ah-SEM-ik
UKУкраїнська
гексасемічний
heksa-SEM-i-chniy
URاردو
ہگزاسمی
heg-zah-SEM-ee
VITiếng Việt
hệ lục phân
he luc phan
YOYO
hexaseme
heks-ah-SEM-ee
ZUZU
hexasemic
heks-ah-SEM-ik