cermin

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tjermin (1901–1947, 1947–1972)

Etymology

From Malay cermin, from Classical Malay cermin, from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərˈmin/ [t͡ʃərˈmin]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: cer‧min

Noun

cêrmin (plural cermin-cermin)

1. 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 [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

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *cər(ə)min.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃərˈmin/ [t͡ʃərˈmin]
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃə(r)men/ [ˈt͡ʃə(r).men]

• Audio (Malaysia):

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• Hyphenation: cer‧min

Noun

cermin (Jawi spelling چرمين, plural cermin-cermin or cermin²)

1. mirror:
   1. surface that reflects the image of other things

      Synonym: cermin muka

   2. (figurative) something that accurately represents something else
2. glass

   Synonym: kaca

3. (figurative) model (something used as an example to follow)

   Synonyms: cermin perbandingan, teladan, contoh

Derived terms

Affixations

• bercermin
• cerminan
• mempercerminkan
• mencermini
• mencerminkan
• pencerminan
• tercermin

Compounds

• batu cermin (“mica”)
• cermin bantal
• cermin cekung
• cermin cembung
• cermin mata (“glasses”)
• cermin melengkung
• cermin pembesar
• cermin penghidupan
• cermin sisi
• cermin tangan
• cermin terus
• cermin wasiat

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 (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017