emas putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of emas (“gold”) +‎ putih (“white”), calque of Dutch witgoud (“platinum”, literally “white gold”). Compare to Japanese 白金(はっきん) (hakkin, “platinum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈəmas ˈputɪh]

Noun

êmas putih (plural emas-emas putih)

  1. platinum: the chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value
    Synonyms: emas kodok, platina

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