abad emas

Malay

Etymology

From abad (“century, age”) +‎ emas (“golden”). Calque of English golden age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.bad.ə.mas]
• Hyphenation: a‧bad‧e‧mas
• Rhymes: -əmas, -mas, -as

Noun

abad emas (Jawi spelling ابد امس, plural abad-abad emas, informal 1st possessive abad emasku, 2nd possessive abad emasmu, 3rd possessive abad emasnya)

1. golden age

   Synonyms: abad keemasan, zaman keemasan

References

• “abad emas” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1.