Indonesian

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Chemical element
O
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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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zat asam

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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zat asam

  1. acidic substance

Further reading

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