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Perm

UK/pɜːm/ US/pɝm/ uncommon informal
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a city in the European part of Russia

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2.

a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

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verb

1.

give a permanent wave to

  • “She perms her hair”

Origin

Borrowed from Russian Пермь (Permʹ), probably from a Proto-Finno-Permic (Uralic) stem; compared to Estonian põrand, dialectal põrmand (“floor, ground”) by P. Alvre in Keel ja Kirjandus No 7, 1981, pp. 407-413. Compare Bjarmaland. Appears on western maps as latinized Permia in the late 16th century (Mercator (1595)). The Russian city of Perm is a modern foundation, established under Peter I in 1723.

Phrases

  • T perm

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