zat arang

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound word of zat (“matter”) +‎ arang (“coal”), from calque of Dutch koolstof (“carbon”, literally “coal matter”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zat araŋ/

Noun

carbon (chemical element)
Synonym: karbon

Further reading

“zat arang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.