bohlam

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch booglamp (“arc lamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔhlam]
• Hyphenation: boh‧lam

Noun

bohlam (first-person possessive bohlamku, second-person possessive bohlammu, third-person possessive bohlamnya)

1. (colloquial) arc lamp.

   Synonyms: bola lampu listrik, lampu busur, lampu pijar

   Synonyms: mentol lampu, mentol (Standard Malay)

2. (colloquial, by extension) light bulb.

Further reading

• “bohlam” 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.