derma

See also: derma- and -derma

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mə

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin derma, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). Doublet of derm.

Noun

derma (plural dermata or dermas)

2. The inner layer of the skin.

   Synonyms: dermis; more there

Derived terms

• derma ray

Etymology 2

Noun

derma (plural dermas)

1. (India, Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of dermatologist.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Yiddish דערמע (derme), plural of דאַרם (darm, “intestine”), from Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to bore”).

Noun

derma (plural dermas)

1. A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke.

Further reading

• “derma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “derma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “derma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Emard, m'dear, dearm, ad rem, armed, dream, medar, redam, Mader, ramed

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈde̞r.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈdɛr.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈdeɾ.ma]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ˈder.ma]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

derma m (plural dermes)

1. (anatomy) dermis

   Synonym: dermis

Related terms

• dermatitis
• dèrmic

Further reading

• “derma”, 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
• “derma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “derma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “derma”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto dermo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto derma

From dermo + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈderma/
• Rhymes: -erma
• Syllabification: der‧ma

Noun

derma (accusative singular derman, plural dermaj, accusative plural dermajn)

1. dermal

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay derma, from Classical Malay derma (“alms”), from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “morality, religion, duty, law”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰér-mos, from *dʰer- (“to hold, support”). Doublet of darma and firma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dərˈma]
• Hyphenation: dêr‧ma

Noun

dêrma (plural derma-derma)

1. alms, something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food

   Synonyms: amal, bantuan, infak, pertolongan, sedekah, sokongan, subsidi

2. donation

   Synonyms: donasi, sumbangan

Affixed terms

• bederma
• mendermakan
• penderma
• pendermaan

Further reading

• “derma”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛr.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛrma
• Hyphenation: dèr‧ma

Noun

derma m (plural dermi)

1. (anatomy) dermis

Anagrams

• madre, merda

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “morality, religion, duty, law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [də(r).ma]
  • (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): [də(r).mə]
• Rhymes: -ma, -a
• Hyphenation: der‧ma

Noun

derma (Jawi spelling درما, plural derma-derma or derma²)

1. Alms.

   Synonym: sedekah

2. A donation.

   Synonym: sumbangan

Affixations

• berderma
• dermakan
• dermawan (“philanthropist”)
• penderma (“donor”)
• pendermaan

Compounds

• derma bakti
• derma kilat
• dermasiswa

Verb

derma (Jawi spelling درما, active menderma, 3rd person passive diderma)

1. (ambitransitive) To donate.

   Datuk saya menderma RM100,000 kepada sekolah ini.

   My grandfather donated RM100,000 to this school.

Further reading

• "derma" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "derma" at PRPM first version)