permadani

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦩꦢꦤꦶ (permadani, “carpet”), from Malayalam പരവതാനി (paravatāni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərmaˈdani/ [pər.maˈda.ni]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧ma‧da‧ni

Noun

pêrmadani (first-person possessive permadaniku, second-person possessive permadanimu, third-person possessive permadaninya)

1. carpet: a fabric used as a complete floor covering.

   Synonyms: ambal, hamparan, karpet

Alternative forms

• permaidani (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• bepermadani

 

Further reading

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