3M

See also: 3m and эм

English

Etymology

From the three Ms of its former name: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company.

Proper noun

3M

1. An American multinational conglomerate corporation.

Further reading

• 3M on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• M3

Indonesian

Etymology

From the initialisms of each steps of the protocol.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtiɡa ɛm/ [ˈt̪i.ɡa ɛm]
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

3M (uncountable)

1. [from 2020] (neologism) the three protocols that should be done in order to avoid infection during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, promoted by the Indonesian government:
   1. memakai masker (“wearing a mask”)
   2. mencuci tangan dengan sabun (“washing hands with soap”)
   3. menjaga jarak (“maintaining distance”)

Further reading

• “3M”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016