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permian

/ˈpɝmɪən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
per-mi-an
IPA
/ˈpɝmɪən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.

name

The language of these people; Permic.

adj

Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.

adj

Pertaining to their language; Permic.

adj

Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.

name

The Permian period.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Perm Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Permian From Perm + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɝmɪən/
  • British English: /ˈpɜːmɪən/

Inflected Forms

Permians (plural) more Permian (comparative) most Permian (superlative) the Permian (canonical)

Frequently Paired Words

Perm

Synonyms

Bjarmian

Questions

How do you pronounce permian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝmɪən/.
What does permian mean?
An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.
Where does permian come from?
Etymology tree English Perm Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Permian From Perm + -ian.

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