Word: orientals
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ri
en
tals
Definition: Plural of oriental; a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
Morphemes:
Affix: orient
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: orient
Language: fr
Decoded: orient
Meaning: noun
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
Meaning: suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.