berma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɛr.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbeɾ.ma]

Noun

berma f (plural bermes)

1. berm

Further reading

• “berma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “berma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “berma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Malay

Alternative forms

• biram

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /bə(r)mə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /bə(r)ma/
• Rhymes: -ə(r)mə, -mə, -ə

Adjective

berma (Jawi spelling برما, comparative lebih berma, superlative paling berma)

1. red (having red as its colour)

Noun

berma (Jawi spelling برما, plural berma-berma or berma²)

1. red (colour)

   Synonyms: merah, mirah

Further reading

• "berma" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbeʁ.mɐ/ [ˈbeɦ.mɐ], /ˈbɛʁ.mɐ/ [ˈbɛɦ.mɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbeʁ.mɐ/ [ˈbeɦ.mɐ], /ˈbɛʁ.mɐ/ [ˈbɛɦ.mɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾ.mɐ/, /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbeʁ.mɐ/, /ˈbɛʁ.mɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɻ.ma/, /ˈbɛɻ.ma/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾ.mɐ/, /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/

• Hyphenation: ber‧ma

Noun

berma f (plural bermas)

1. (Portugal) shoulder (part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency)

   Synonym: (Brazil) acostamento

2. berm (raised path)

Further reading

• “berma”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeɾma/ [ˈbeɾ.ma]
• Rhymes: -eɾma
• Syllabification: ber‧ma

Noun

berma f (plural bermas)

1. berm
2. (Chile, Paraguay, Colombia) shoulder (part of a road)

   Synonyms: arcén, banquina, camellón, hombrillo

Further reading

• “berma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “berma”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010