zat lemas

Indonesian

Chemical element
N
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Etymology

Compound of zat +‎ lemas, a calque of Dutch stikstof (“nitrogen”, literally “to suffocate + matter”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌzat ləˈmas/ [ˌzat̪̚ ləˈmas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: zat le‧mas

Noun

zat lêmas (plural zat-zat lemas)

1. (obsolete) synonym of nitrogen

Further reading

• “zat lemas”, 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

Malay

Chemical element
N
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Next: oksigen (O)

Etymology

Compound of zat +‎ lemas, a Calque of Dutch stikstof (“nitrogen”, literally “to suffocate + matter”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzat ləˈmas/ [ˌzat̪̚ ləˈmas]

Noun

zat lemas (Jawi spelling ذات لمس, plural zat-zat lemas or zat² lemas)

1. (Indonesia, obsolete) synonym of nitrogen

Further reading

• “zat lemas”, 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