putihkan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of putih +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pu.teh.kan]
• Hyphenation: pu‧tih‧kan

Verb

putihkan (Jawi spelling ڤوتيهکن, active memutihkan, 3rd person passive diputihkan)

1. (transitive) To make something white; to whiten.
2. (transitive) To hang washed clothes.

Compounds

• hitamkan dan putihkan
• putihkan mata

 

References

• “memutihkan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.