gaya berat
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of gaya (“force”) + berat (“weight”), calque of Dutch zwaartekracht (literally “the force of weight”).
Noun
gaya berat (plural gaya-gaya berat)
- (physics) gravitation, gravity
- Synonyms: gaya tarik bumi, gravitasi
Further reading
- “gaya berat”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016