pirme

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Alternative forms

• pirmi, permi, perme

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish firme (“firm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɾme/ [ˈpiɾ.me]
• Hyphenation: pir‧me

Adverb

pírme (Basahan spelling ᜉᜒᜍ᜔ᜋᜒ)

1. always

   Synonym: danay

2. often

   Synonyms: parati, dayaday

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pirmi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish firme, from Vulgar Latin *fīrmis, from Latin firmus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /piɾˈme/ [pɪɾˈmɛ]
• Rhymes: -e
• Syllabification: pir‧me

Adjective

pirmé (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ)

1. firm; fixed; stable

   Synonyms: nakatigil, matatag

2. permanent

   Synonyms: permanente, palagian

Adverb

pirmé (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ)

1. always

   Synonyms: lagi, palagi

Noun

pirmé (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒ)

1. act of keeping something in a fixed position
2. (by extension) staying in one place

Derived terms

• di-mapirme
• ipirme
• magpirme
• mamirme
• mapirme
• nakapirme
• pagpirme
• pirmihan
• pumirme
• walang-kapirmihan

 

Related terms

• pirma
• pirmesa
• preno

 

Further reading

• “pirme”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018