homonüümia
Homonüümia is the linguistic phenomenon in which two or more lexical items share the same form but have different, often unrelated, meanings. The form can be a word’s spelling, its pronunciation, or both. In many languages, including Estonian, homonüümia gives rise to ambiguities that context or grammatical cues must resolve.
The concept is commonly discussed through the related notions of homophones and homographs. Homophones are words
Homonüümia differs from polysemy, which involves a single word form with related senses that arise from historical
Etymologically, the term derives from Greek roots meaning “same name,” reflecting the idea that different meanings