derma

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See also: derma- and -derma

English

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin derma, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, skin, hide). Doublet of derm.

Noun

derma (plural dermata or dermas)

  1. The inner layer of the skin.
    Synonym: dermis
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from Yiddish דערמע (derme), plural of דאַרם (darm, intestine), from Middle High German , 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)

  1. A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke.

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma).

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Noun

derma m (plural dermes)

  1. (anatomy) dermis
    Synonym: dermis

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Esperanto

Etymology

From dermo +‎ -a.

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Noun

derma (accusative singular derman, plural dermaj, accusative plural dermajn)

  1. dermal

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.

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  • Hyphenation: dêr‧ma

Noun

derma or dêrma

  1. alms, something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
    Synonyms: amal, bantuan, donasi, infak, pertolongan, sedekah, sokongan, subsidi, sumbangan

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Noun

derma m (plural dermi)

  1. (anatomy) dermis

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Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, morality, religion, duty, law).

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Noun

derma (Jawi spelling درما, plural derma-derma, informal 1st possessive dermaku, 2nd possessive dermamu, 3rd possessive dermanya)

  1. Alms.
    Synonym: sedekah
  2. A donation.
    Synonym: sumbangan

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Verb

derma (Jawi spelling درما, active menderma, 3rd person passive diderma)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To donate.
    Datuk saya menderma RM100,000 kepada sekolah ini.
    My grandfather donated RM100,000 to this school.

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