galium

See also: Galium and gálium

English

Etymology

From the genus name, from Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”).

Noun

galium (plural galiums)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Galium of annual and perennial herbaceous plants, including the bedstraws.

Malay

Chemical element (edit)
Ga Atomic number 31 galium
Classification data Period 4 Group 13 Block p-block Class post-transition metal
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Etymology

From English gallium, from Latin Gallia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern Peninsular Malaysia) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈliom/ [ɡaˈli.om], /ˈɡaliom/ [ˈɡa.ljom]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -aljom

• (English-based) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaliəm/ [ˈɡa.ljəm], /ˈɡeliəm/ [ˈɡɛ.ljəm]
  • Rhymes: -aljəm, -ɛljəm

• (Standard Literary) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlium/ [ɡaˈli.um], /ˈɡalium/ [ˈɡa.ljum]
  • Rhymes: -ium, -aljum
• Hyphenation: ga‧lium

Noun

galium (Jawi spelling ݢاليوم, plural galium-galium or galium²)

1. gallium (chemical element)

Further reading

• "galium" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017