emas putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of emas (“gold”) +‎ putih (“white”), calque of Dutch witgoud (“platinum”, literally “white gold”). Compare to Japanese 白金(はっきん) (hakkin, “platinum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈəmas ˈputɪh]

Noun

êmas putih

1. 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

• “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.