cermin
Indonesian edit
Alternative forms edit
- tjermin (pre-1967)
Etymology edit
From Malay cermin, from Classical Malay cermin, from Proto-Malayic *CAɣ(ə)min.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cêrmin (first-person possessive cerminku, second-person possessive cerminmu, third-person possessive cerminnya)
- mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
- Synonym: kaca
- Aku melihat wajahku di cermin. ― I see my face in the mirror.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “cermin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *CAɣ(ə)min.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cermin (Jawi spelling چرمين, plural cermin-cermin, informal 1st possessive cerminku, 2nd possessive cerminmu, 3rd possessive cerminnya)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- batu cermin (“mica”)
- cermin mata (“glasses”)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: cermin
- → Bonggi: seromin
- → Central Dusun: soromin
- → Ida'an: selammin
- → Ilocano: sarming
- → Kapampangan: salamin
- → Kimaragang: corimin
- → Maguindanao: sermin
- → Maranao: salamin
- → Pangasinan: salming
- → Rungus: soromin
- → Semai: cermin
- → Tagalog: salamin
- → Tobilung: soromin
- → Upper Kinabatangan: saramin
Further reading edit
- “cermin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.