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)

1. toothbrush

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.