bolpen

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Etymology

Borrowed from English ballpen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbolpen/ [ˈbol̪.pen̪]
• Hyphenation: bol‧pen

Noun

bólpen

1. a ballpoint pen

See also

• pluma

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English ballpen.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bol‧pen
• IPA^(key): /ˈbolpen/ [ˈbol̪.pen̪]

Noun

bolpen

1. a ballpoint pen

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:bolpen.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch balpen (“ballpoint pen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔlpɛn]
• Hyphenation: bol‧pèn

Noun

bolpèn (first-person possessive bolpenku, second-person possessive bolpenmu, third-person possessive bolpennya)

1. (nonstandard) ballpoint pen

Alternative forms

• bolpoin
• pulpen

Synonyms

• pena

Further reading

• “bolpen” 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.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball pen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbolpen/ [ˈbol.pɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -olpen
• Syllabification: bol‧pen

Noun

bolpen (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜉᜒᜈ᜔)

1. ballpoint pen

Derived terms

• magbolpen
• pagbobolpen
• pagbolpenin

 

Related terms

• pontempen

 

Further reading

• “bolpen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018