sikat gigi
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of sikat (“brush”) + gigi (“teeth”), calque of Dutch tandenborstel (“toothbrush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsikat̚ ˈɡiɡi]
Noun
sikat gigi (first-person possessive sikat gigiku, second-person possessive sikat gigimu, third-person possessive sikat giginya)
Synonyms
- berus gigi (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “sikat gigi” 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.
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