derma
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɜː(ɹ)mə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mə
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from New Latin derma, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). Doublet of derm.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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)
Further reading
- “derma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “derma”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “derma”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma).
Related terms
- dermatitis
- dèrmic
Further reading
- “derma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “derma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “derma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “derma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈderma]
- Rhymes: -erma
- Hyphenation: der‧ma
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
derma or dêrma
Affixed terms
- bederma
- mendermakan
- penderma
- pendermaan
Further reading
- “derma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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
Malay
Noun
derma (Jawi spelling درما, plural derma-derma, informal 1st possessive dermaku, 2nd possessive dermamu, 3rd possessive dermanya)
Further reading
- “derma” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.