perum

See also: perům

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Portuguese prumo, from Latin plumbum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈrʊm]
• Hyphenation: pê‧rum

Noun

pêrum (plural perum-perum, first-person possessive perumku, second-person possessive perummu, third-person possessive perumnya)

1. (nautical) plummet: a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line.

Affixed terms

• memerum

 

Compounds

• perum gema
• perum tangan

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈrʊm]
• Hyphenation: pê‧rum

Noun

pêrum (plural perum-perum, first-person possessive perumku, second-person possessive perummu, third-person possessive perumnya)

1. acronym of perusahaan umum (“statutory corporation”).
2. apocopic form of perumahan (“housing, residences”).

Further reading

• “perum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old English

Noun

perum

1. dative plural of pere