Whorfian hypothesis

[ hwawr-fee-uh n, hwohr-, wawr-, wohr- ]
/ ˈʰwɔr fi ən, ˈʰwoʊr-, ˈwɔr-, ˈwoʊr- /

noun

Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Origin of Whorfian hypothesis

First recorded in 1960–65; Whorf + -ian