permen

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch pepermunt (“peppermint”) in association with peppermint stick. Doublet of pepermin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərˈmɛn]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧mèn

Noun

permen (plural permen-permen)

1. candy, sweet

   Synonym: gula-gula

Derived terms

• permen dalgona
• permen jahe
• permen jeli
• permen kapas
• permen karet
• permen kelapa
• permen susu kerbau

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pərˈmən]
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): [pərˈmɛn]

Noun

permen (plural permen-permen)

1. (law, government) syllabic abbreviation of peraturan menteri (“ministerial regulation”)

Further reading

• “permen”, 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

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

permen m

1. definite singular of perm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

permen m

1. definite singular of perm