zat asam

Indonesian

Chemical element
O
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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zat asam/

Etymology 1

Compound of zat +‎ asam (“acid”), calque of Dutch zuurstof (“oxygen”, literally “acid matter”).

Noun

(dated) oxygen (chemical element)
Synonyms: oksigen, zat pembakar

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English acidic substance with compound zat (“substance”) +‎ asam (“acid”).

Noun

acidic substance

Further reading

“zat asam” 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.

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