gas mulia

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of gas (“gas”) +‎ mulia (“noble”), calque of Dutch edelgas (“noble gas”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡas ˈmulia̯/

Noun

gas mulia (plural gas-gas mulia, first-person possessive gas muliaku, second-person possessive gas muliamu, third-person possessive gas mulianya)

1. (chemistry) noble gas

   Synonyms: gas lamban, gas lembam

   Synonym: gas adi (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gas mulia” 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.