pemutihan
Appearance
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixed putih (“white”) + peng- -an (“process; object affix”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəmuˈtihan/ [pə.muˈt̪i.han]
- Rhymes: -ihan
- Syllabification: pe‧mu‧ti‧han
Noun
[edit]pemutihan (plural pemutihan-pemutihan)
- bleaching: the process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
- whitening
- (of money) laundering
- Synonym: pencucian
- (of debt, of tax) amnesty: opportunity for forgiveness of a liability.
- (of illegal) legalization, decriminalization
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “pemutihan” 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.