perkamen

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch perkament, from Middle Dutch percament, from Old French parchemin, via Latin pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamun”), which is named for the Ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pɛrˈkamɛn/ [pɛrˈka.mɛn]
  • Rhymes: -amɛn
  • Syllabification: per‧ka‧men

Noun

perkamen (plural perkamen-perkamen)

  1. parchment

Further reading

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