permata

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay permata.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈmata/ [pərˈma.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: per‧ma‧ta

Noun

permata (plural permata-permata)

1. gemstone
2. jewel

Derived terms

• bepermata

• permata hati
• permata malam

Further reading

• “permata”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərmata/
• Rhymes: -ata, -ta, -a

Noun

permata (Jawi spelling ڤرمات, plural permata-permata or permata²)

1. gem, jewel

Descendants

• > Indonesian: permata (inherited)
• → Pangutaran Sama: palmata
• → Tausug: palmata

Further reading

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