permadani

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦩꦢꦤꦶ (permadani, “carpet”), from Malayalam പരവതാനി (paravatāni).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015). "Detecting pre-modern lexical influence from South India in Maritime Southeast Asia". Archipel. 89: 74.

Further reading

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