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 (plural gas-gas bumi)
- natural gas
- Synonym: gas alam
- Synonym: gas asli (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “gas bumi” 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.