SPM

Translingual

Symbol

SPM

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code for Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

   Synonym: PM (alpha-2)

English

Noun

SPM (countable and uncountable, plural SPMs)

1. (microscopy, uncountable) Initialism of scanning probe microscopy.
2. (microscopy, countable) Initialism of scanning probe microscope.
3. (biology, countable) Initialism of suspended particulate matter.
4. (economics, countable) Initialism of supplemental poverty measure.
5. Initialism of subpostmaster.
6. (education, Malaysia, uncountable) Initialism of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia. (Malaysian Certificate of Education, certificate for secondary school students in Malaysia)

Anagrams

• MPS, MPs, MSP, PMS, PMs, PSM, SMP

French

Etymology

Initialism of syndrome prémenstruel.

Noun

SPM m (uncountable)

1. PMS (premenstrual syndrome), PMT

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈpe.ɛm/, [ɛsˈpe.ɛm]

Noun

SPM (plural SPM-SPM, first-person possessive SPMku, second-person possessive SPMmu, third-person possessive SPMnya)

1. (management, government) Initialism of standar pelayanan minimal (literally “minimum service standard”).

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈpiem/ [esˈpi.em]

Noun

SPM (plural SPM-SPM, informal 1st possessive SPMku, 2nd possessive SPMmu, 3rd possessive SPMnya)

1. (Malaysia, education) Initialism of Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (“Malaysian Certificate of Education”).

Further reading

• “SPM” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.