telepon engkol

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of telepon (“telephone”) +‎ engkol (“crank”), named like that because it has a disk operated rotatingly like a crank.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /teˌlepɔn ˈeŋkɔl/ [t̪eˌle.pɔn ˈeŋ.kɔl]
• Syllabification: te‧le‧pon eng‧kol

Noun

telepon engkol

1. rotary-dial (any kind of telephone that has disk with finger holes)

   Synonym: pesawat telepon

Further reading

• “telepon engkol” 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.