permadani

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦩꦢꦤꦶ (permadani, “carpet”), from Malayalam പരവതാനി (paravatāni).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərmaˈdani/ [pər.maˈda.ni]
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Syllabification: per‧ma‧da‧ni

Noun

pêrmadani (plural permadani-permadani)

  1. carpet: a fabric used as a complete floor covering
    Synonyms: ambal, hamparan, karpet

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • bepermadani

Descendants

  • →? Ternate: faramadani

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

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