cermin
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay cermin, from Classical Malay cermin, from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃərˈmin/ [t͡ʃərˈmin]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: cer‧min
Noun
cêrmin (plural cermin-cermin)
- mirror (smooth reflecting surface)
- Synonym: kaca
- Aku melihat wajahku di cermin. ― I see my face in the mirror.
Derived terms
- becermin
- bercermin
- cerminan
- mempercermin
- mencermini
- mencerminkan
- pencerminan
- tecermin
Further reading
- “cermin” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min.
Pronunciation
- (Baku) IPA(key): /t͡ʃərˈmin/ [t͡ʃərˈmin]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃə(r)men/ [ˈt͡ʃə(r).men]
Audio (Malaysia): (file) - Hyphenation: cer‧min
Noun
cermin (Jawi spelling چرمين, plural cermin-cermin)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- batu cermin (“mica”)
- cermin mata (“glasses”)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: cermin (inherited)
- → Bonggi: seromin
- → Bikol Central: salming
- → Cebuano: samin
- → Central Dusun: soromin
- → Ida'an: selammin
- → Ilocano: sarming
- → Kapampangan: salamin
- → Kimaragang: corimin
- → Maguindanao: sermin
- → Maranao: salamin
- → Pangasinan: salming
- → Rungus: soromin
- → Semai: cermin
- → Tagalog: salamin
- → Tobilung: soromin
- → Upper Kinabatangan: saramin
- → Waray-Waray: saraming
- → Yakan: sāmin
Further reading
- “cermin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.