berma

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

Noun

berma f (plural bermes)

  1. berm

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /bə(r)mə/
  • (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /bə(r)ma/
  • Rhymes: -ə(r)mə, -mə,

Adjective

berma (Jawi spelling برما)

  1. red (having red as its colour)

Noun

berma (Jawi spelling برما, plural berma-berma)

  1. red (colour)
    Synonyms: merah, mirah

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French berme,[1][2] from Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbeʁ.mɐ/ [ˈbeɦ.mɐ], /ˈbɛʁ.mɐ/ [ˈbɛɦ.mɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈbeɾ.mɐ/, /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈbeʁ.mɐ/, /ˈbɛʁ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbeɻ.ma/, /ˈbɛɻ.ma/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbeɾ.mɐ/, /ˈbɛɾ.mɐ/

  • Hyphenation: ber‧ma

Noun

berma f (plural bermas)

  1. (Portugal) shoulder (part of a road where drivers may stop in an emergency)
    Synonym: (Brazil) acostamento
  2. berm (raised path)

References

  1. ^ berma”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ berma”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French berme, from Dutch berm.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾma/ [ˈbeɾ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -eɾma
  • Syllabification: ber‧ma

Noun

berma f (plural bermas)

  1. berm
  2. (Chile, Paraguay, Colombia) shoulder (part of a road)
    Synonyms: arcén, banquina, camellón, hombrillo

Further reading