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emas putih

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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êmas putih (first-person possessive emas putihku, second-person possessive emas putihmu, third-person possessive emas putihnya)

  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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