zat asam
Indonesian
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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
zat asam
- (dated) oxygen (chemical element)
- Synonyms: oksigen, zat pembakar
Etymology 2
Semantic loan from English acidic substance with compound zat (“substance”) + asam (“acid”).
Noun
zat asam
- acidic substance
Further reading
- “zat asam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.