permaidani

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Malayalam പരവതാനി (paravatāni). Perhaps related to ꦥꦿꦔ꧀ꦮꦼꦢꦤꦶ (prangwedani), ꦥꦼꦂꦩꦢꦤꦶ (permadani), from Old Javanese paramadani.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pərmajˈdani/ [pər.mai̯ˈda.ni]
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Hyphenation: per‧mai‧da‧ni

Noun

pĕrmaidani (Jawi spelling ڤرمايداني, plural permaidani-permaidani or permaidani2)

  1. carpet (a fabric used as a floor covering)
    Synonyms: ambal, cecubong, hamparan, hamparan kuda (obsolete), karpet, puadai (literary), tanak, tikar

Descendants

  • >? Indonesian: permadani (inherited)
    • →? Ternate: faramadani
  • → Tausug: palmaddani'

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