pemutihan
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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed putih (“white”) + peng- -an (“process; object affix”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəmuˈtihan/
- Rhymes: -ihan
- Syllabification: pe‧mu‧ti‧han
Noun
pemutihan (plural pemutihan-pemutihan, first-person possessive pemutihanku, second-person possessive pemutihanmu, third-person possessive pemutihannya)
- 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
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.