putih

See also: Putih

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /putih/
• Hyphenation: pu‧tih

Adjective

putih

1. white (bright and colourless)
2. fair (skin tone), fair-skinned

Synonyms

• (skin tone) cerah

Noun

putih

1. white (colour)

Antonyms

• (colour) itam (“black”)

Hypernyms

• warna (“colour”)

Derived terms

• urang putih

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih (“white”), from Proto-Malayic *putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈputih/ [ˈpu.t̪ɪh]

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• Rhymes: -utih
• Syllabification: pu‧tih

Adjective

putih

1. white:
   1. bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light
   2. (figurative) pale or pallid, as from fear, illness, etc. (of face)

      Synonym: pucat

2. (figurative) pure

   Synonyms: murni, suci

Noun

putih (plural putih-putih)

1. white (colour)

Derived terms

• keputih-putihan
• keputihan
• memutih
• memutihkan
• pemutih
• pemutihan

• putih bersih
• putih hati
• putih kuning
• putih lesi
• putih meta
• putih metah
• putih telur

• air putih

Related terms

• putau

See also

Colors in Indonesian · warna (layout · text)

putih	abu-abu, kelabu	hitam
merah; kirmizi	jingga; cokelat, pirang tua	kuning; krem
hijau pupus, hijau limau	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau tua
nilangsuka, sian; hijau laut	biru langit, nilakandi	biru
lembayung; nila	patma; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

Further reading

• “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.

Javanese

Romanization

putih

1. Romanization of ꦥꦸꦠꦶꦃ

Malay

Alternative forms

• puteh (1924-1972)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pu.teh]
• Rhymes: -tih, -ih
• Hyphenation: putih

Adjective

putih (Jawi spelling ڤوتيه)

1. White:
   1. Being white in colour.

      Synonym: abiad

   2. (figurative) Pure, untainted.

      Synonyms: bersih, suci, murni

Noun

putih (Jawi spelling ڤوتيه, plural putih-putih)

1. The colour white.

   Synonym: abiad

Affixations

• berputih
• keputih-putihan
• keputihan
• memutih
• pemutihan
• putihi
• putihkan

Compounds

• putih bersih
• putih gading
• putih hati
• putih krim
• putih kuning
• putih langsat
• putih lesi, pucat
• putih lueh, sueh
• putih mata
• putih melepak
• putih metah
• putih sepor
• putih telur
• putih tulang
• putih umbut

Descendants

• Indonesian: putih

See also

Colors in Malay · warna or warna-warna (layout · text)

putih	kelabu	hitam
merah; merah tua	jingga, oren; perang	kuning; putih krim
hijau pucuk pisang	hijau	hijau pudina; hijau gelap
sian, firus; hijau kebiruan	biru langit	biru
lembayung; nila	magenta; ungu	merah jambu, merah muda

References

• “putih” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Minangkabau

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ma-)putiq.

Adjective

putih

1. white (bright and colourless)

Noun

putih

1. white (colour)