tapal gigi
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== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Compound of tapal (“paste”) + gigi (“tooth”), literally “tooth paste”, a calque of Dutch tandpasta (“toothpaste”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌtapal ˈɡiɡi/ [ˌt̪a.pal ˈɡi.ɡi]
Rhymes: -iɡi
Syllabification: ta‧pal gi‧gi
=== Noun ===
tapal gigi (plural tapal-tapal gigi)
toothpaste
==== Synonyms ====
obat gigi (colloquial)
odol (informal)
pasta gigi (formal)
ubat gigi (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
=== Further reading ===
“tapal gigi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016