permen

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch pepermunt (“peppermint”) in association with peppermint stick. Doublet of pepermin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərˈmɛn]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧mèn

Noun

permen (plural permen-permen, first-person possessive permenku, second-person possessive permenmu, third-person possessive permennya)

1. candy, sweet.

   Synonym: gula-gula

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [pərˈmən]
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): [pərˈmɛn]

Noun

permen (first-person possessive permenku, second-person possessive permenmu, third-person possessive permennya)

1. acronym of peraturan menteri (“ministerial regulation”).

Further reading

• “permen” 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.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

permen m

1. definite singular of perm

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

permen m

1. definite singular of perm