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

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Adjective

putih

1. white (bright and colourless)

Noun

putih (first-person possessive putihku, second-person possessive putihmu, third-person possessive putihnya)

1. white (colour)

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

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Malay

Alternative forms

• puteh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puteh/
• IPA^(key): /putɪh/
• Rhymes: -uteh, -teh, -eh

Adjective

putih (Jawi spelling ڤوتيه)

1. white (bright and colourless)

Synonyms

• abiad / abyad / ابيض

Descendants

• Indonesian: putih

Noun

putih (Jawi spelling ڤوتيه, plural putih-putih, informal 1st possessive putihku, 2nd possessive putihmu, 3rd possessive putihnya)

1. white (colour)

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Minangkabau

Etymology

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

Adjective

putih

1. white (bright and colourless)

Noun

putih

1. white (colour)