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Malay translation: Mata wang kripto

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18:56 Oct 29, 2019
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Additional field(s): Finance (general), Internet, e-Commerce
English term or phrase: cryptocurrency
Definition from Oxford Dictionary:
Any of various digital payment systems operating independently of a central authority and employing cryptographic techniques to control and verify transactions in a unique unit of account; (also) the units of account of such a system, considered collectively.

Example sentence(s):
  • In the past five years, the group of coins that make up the top 10 cryptocurrencies has changed substantially. Brave NewCoin
  • The number of cryptocurrencies available over the internet as of 19 August 2018 is over 1600 and growing. Wikipedia
  • As it had never been traded, only mined, it was impossible to assign a monetary value to the units of the emerging cryptocurrency. Forbes
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Malay translation:Mata wang kripto
Definition:
Highly secure virtual currency with block chain security technology
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Shakirah Md Zain
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4 +3Mata wang kripto
Shakirah Md Zain


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Mata wang kripto


Definition from Berita Harian:
Highly secure virtual currency with block chain security technology

Example sentence(s):
  • Mata wang kripto global pasca bitcoin - Berita Harian  
  • Mata wang kripto (atau kriptowang) ialah aset digital yang direka untuk berfungsi sebagai medium pertukaran menggunakan kriptografi untuk menjamin transaksi dan mengawal penciptaan unit tambahan mata wang - Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu  

Explanation:
Despite the kriptowang in parentheses, it is not advisable because it is verbatim translation
Shakirah Md Zain
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Malay
PRO pts in category: 8

Votes in favor of/against selecting this as the best translation of the term asked
Yes  Jeslynn Khoo
13 hrs
No  yam2u: I think the one-word kriptowang is better and mata wang kripto be parenthesised as the explanative term.
16 hrs
  -> I beg to differ, because in the formation of terminology, it is highly encouraged that the phrasal structure based on Malay grammar rules is adhered toi.e, Noun + Adjective Kriptowang contravenes this.
Yes  Muhammad Razin Ong Abdullah: mata wang kripto and kriptowang both usable at the moment
3 days 4 hrs
  -> Bank Negara Malaysia menggunakan istilah “mata wang kripto” http://www.bnm.gov.my/index.php?tpl=2016_search_result&cof=F...
Yes  Mohd Imran Mohamad Yusoff @ Ali
10 days
Yes  Cassius Duwin: https://www.bharian.com.my/kolumnis/2019/08/593202/mata-wang...
10 days
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