deodoran

Indonesian

Etymology

From English deodorant, from Latin de- + odorans, present participle of odorare (“to smell”), from odor (“a smell”); see odor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪eoˈd̪oran]
• Hyphenation: dé‧o‧do‧ran

Pronunciation is influenced by Dutch deodorant due to loanword formation rule.

Noun

deodoran (first-person possessive deodoranku, second-person possessive deodoranmu, third-person possessive deodorannya)

1. deodorant.

   Synonym: pengawabau

Further reading

• “deodoran” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.