Meanings
plural Permians
- 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.First known use 16th c.
Synonyms: Bjarmian
- The language of these people; Permic.First known use 18th c.
comparative more Permian · superlative most Permian
- Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.First known use 18th c.
- Pertaining to their language; Permic.First known use 18th c.
- geographyPertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.First known use 19th c.
‘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
- geographyThe Permian period.First known use 19th c.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn 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.
Origin
Translations
Catalan permià, pèrmic
- permiàpertaining to the Permian period
- pèrmicpertaining to the Permian period
Chinese Mandarin 二疊紀 /二叠纪, 二迭紀 /二迭纪
- 二疊紀 /二叠纪 (Èrdié Jì)Permian period
- 二迭紀 /二迭纪 (Èrdié Jì)Permian period
Czech perm
- permPermian period
Estonian perm
- permPermian period
Finnish permiläinen, permiläinen
- permiläinenperson
- permiläinenpertaining to the Perm region and its inhabitants
- permiläinenpertaining to the Permic languages
- permikautinenpertaining to the Permian period
- permikausiPermian period
French Permien
- PermienPermian period
German permisch, Perm
- permischpertaining to the Permian period
- PermPermian period
Greek Πέρμια
- Πέρμια (Pérmia)Permian period
Hungarian permi, perm
- permipertaining to the Permian period
- permPermian period
Japanese ペルム紀
- ペルム紀 (Perumuki)Permian period
Norwegian perm
- permPermian period
Polish Perm, Permka
- Permperson
- Permkaperson
- permskipertaining to the Perm region and its inhabitants
- permskipertaining to the Permic languages
- permskipertaining to the Permian period
- permPermian period
Portuguese permiano, Permiano
- permianopertaining to the Permian period
- PermianoPermian period
Russian пермский, пермский
- пермский (permskij)pertaining to the Perm region and its inhabitants
- пермский (permskij)pertaining to the Permic languages
- пермский (permskij)pertaining to the Permian period
- пермь (permʹ)Permian period
- пе́рмский пери́од (pérmskij períod)Permian period
Spanish Pérmico
- PérmicoPermian period
Turkish Permiyen Dönemi
- Permiyen DönemiPermian period
Vietnamese kỉ Péc-mi
- kỉ Péc-miPermian period
Cite this entry
Permian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Permian
“Permian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Permian. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Permian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Permian.
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