gas bumi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gas (“gas”) +‎ bumi (“earth”), a calque of Dutch aardgas (“natural gas”, literally “earth gas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡas ˈbumi/

Noun

gas bumi (first-person possessive gas bumiku, second-person possessive gas bumimu, third-person possessive gas buminya)

1. natural gas.

   Synonym: gas alam

   Synonym: gas asli (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gas bumi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.