Permian

Meaning

Noun

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.
2. The language of such people; Permic.

Adj

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.

Name

The Permian period.

Synonyms

Permian period

Dias

Dyas

Permic

Translations

Permien

Perm

Perm

Permiano

Permià

permià

permien

Permiano

pérmico

Pérmico

Permiyen

Aevum Permianum

Πέρμια

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəːmɪən/

Etymology

From Perm + -ian.