pemutih

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed putih (“white”) +‎ peng- (“instrument prefix”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈmutih/ [pəˈmu.t̪ɪh]
• Rhymes: -utih
• Syllabification: pe‧mu‧tih

Noun

pemutih (plural pemutih-pemutih)

1. bleach: a chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
2. whitening: a substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.

Synonyms

• (bleach): ڤلونتور (peluntur) (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• bahan pemutih
• bubuk pemutih
• keracunan pemutih
• keracunan zat pemutih
• krim pemutih
• menara bahan pemutih
• pemutih kuku
• pemutih rambut
• serbuk pemutih

Further reading

• “pemutih” 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.
• Hadyana Pudjaatmaka, Susilowati (1987) Kamus Kimia: Biokimia [Dictionary of Chemistry: Biochemistry] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 179: “pemutih”