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Permian

/ˈpɜːmɪən/US/ˈpɝmɪən/

Permian 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.

Noun

Permian (plural Permians)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    Bjarmian

Proper noun (1)

Permian

  1. The language of these people; Permic.

Adjective

Permian (comparative more Permian, superlative most Permian)

  1. Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.
  2. Pertaining to their language; Permic.
  3. 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.
    • ‘In many ways modern art was a culture of the beach. They say it's the light, the special quality of quartz in the Permian rock.’2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 103

Proper noun (2)

the Permian

  1. The Permian period.

Permian meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

Permian in Tamil

பேர்மியன் காலம்

Permian in Vietnamese

Permian period
kỉ Péc-mi

Synonyms of Permian

Forms of Permian

Noun
pluralPermians
Adjective
comparativemore Permian
superlativemost Permian

Origin of Permian

From Perm + -ian.

Questions about Permian

What does Permian mean?
Permian means 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.
What is Permian in Tamil?
Permian in Tamil is பேர்மியன் காலம். See Permian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Permian?
Permian can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce Permian?
Permian is pronounced /ˈpɜːmɪən/ (UK).
What is the plural of Permian?
The plural of Permian is Permians.

Words near Permian in the dictionary

  1. permethylated
  2. permethylation
  3. permethylations
  4. permethylscandocene
  5. Permiak
  6. Permian
  7. Permian-Triassic extinction
  8. Permian-Triassic mass extinction
  9. Permians
  10. Permic
  11. permie

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Permian (page history and authors); permian (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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