gas rumah kaca

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gas +‎ rumah kaca (“greenhouse”, literally “glasshouse”), calque of English greenhouse gas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡas ˈru.mah ˈka.t͡ʃa/

Noun

gas rumah kaca (plural gas-gas rumah kaca, first-person possessive gas rumah kacaku, second-person possessive gas rumah kacamu, third-person possessive gas rumah kacanya)

1. greenhouse gas

Synonyms

• gas rumah hijau (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gas rumah kaca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.