dokter gigi

See also: doktor gigi

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of dokter (“physician”) +‎ gigi (“tooth”), calque of Dutch tandarts (“dentist”, literally “tooth doctor”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌdoktər ˈɡiɡi/ [ˌdok̚.t̪ər ˈɡi.ɡi]

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• Rhymes: -iɡi
• Syllabification: dok‧ter gi‧gi

Noun

dokter gigi (first-person possessive dokter gigiku, second-person possessive dokter gigimu, third-person possessive dokter giginya)

1. dentist

Alternative forms

• doktor gigi (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Further reading

• “dokter 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.