emas putih
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of emas (“gold”) + putih (“white”), calque of Dutch witgoud (“platinum”, literally “white gold”). Compare to Japanese 白金 (hakkin, “platinum”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
êmas putih (first-person possessive emas putihku, second-person possessive emas putihmu, third-person possessive emas putihnya)
- platinum: the chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- Synonyms: emas kodok, platina
Further reading[edit]
- “emas putih” 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.