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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from New Latin derma, from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin, hide”). Doublet of derm.
Noun
derma (plural dermata or dermas)
- The inner layer of the skin.
- Synonym: dermis
Derived terms
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)
- A Jewish dish of roast or boiled seasoned meat and flour etc. in a casing, especially kishke.
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.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma).
Pronunciation
Noun
derma m (plural dermes)
- (anatomy) dermis
- Synonym: dermis
Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
From dermo + -a.
Pronunciation
Noun
derma (accusative singular derman, plural dermaj, accusative plural dermajn)
- 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.
Pronunciation
Noun
derma or dêrma
- alms, something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.
- Synonyms: amal, bantuan, donasi, infak, pertolongan, sedekah, sokongan, subsidi, sumbangan
Affixed terms
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Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
derma m (plural dermi)
- (anatomy) dermis
Anagrams
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit धर्म (dharma, “morality, religion, duty, law”).
Pronunciation
Noun
derma (Jawi spelling درما, plural derma-derma, informal 1st possessive dermaku, 2nd possessive dermamu, 3rd possessive dermanya)
- Alms.
- Synonym: sedekah
- A donation.
- Synonym: sumbangan
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Compounds
Verb
derma (Jawi spelling درما, active menderma, 3rd person passive diderma)
- (transitive, intransitive) To donate.
Datuk saya menderma RM100,000 kepada sekolah ini.- My grandfather donated RM100,000 to this school.
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