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
Ga
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Etymology

From English gallium, from Latin Gallia.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈliom/ [ɡaˈli.om], /ˈɡaljom/ [ˈɡa.ljom]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -aljom

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

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlium/ [ɡaˈli.um], /ˈɡaljum/ [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 [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017