pemutihan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed putih (“white”) +‎ peng- -an (“process; object affix”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəmuˈtihan/ [pə.muˈt̪i.han]
• Rhymes: -ihan
• Syllabification: pe‧mu‧ti‧han

Noun

pemutihan (plural pemutihan-pemutihan, first-person possessive pemutihanku, second-person possessive pemutihanmu, third-person possessive pemutihannya)

1. bleaching: the process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
2. whitening
3. (of money) laundering

   Synonym: pencucian

4. (of debt, of tax) amnesty: opportunity for forgiveness of a liability.
5. (of illegal) legalization, decriminalization

Derived terms

• air limbah pemutihan
• kilang pemutihan
• pemutihan bergilir
• pemutihan dengan oksigen
• pemutihan fase gas
• pemutihan karang
• pemutihan multitahap
• pemutihan oksigen
• pemutihan pedarfluor
• pemutihan peroksida
• pemutihan rambut
• pemutihan uang
• proses pemutihan
• stabilisasi pemutihan
• tahap pemutihan

 

Further reading

• “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.