telepon seluler
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Calque of English cellular telephone.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /teˌlepɔn seˈlulɛr/ [t̪eˌle.pɔn seˈlu.lɛr]
- Syllabification: te‧le‧pon se‧lu‧ler
Noun
[edit]- cellular telephone
- Synonym: telepon genggam
Usage notes
[edit]The word is commonly clipped into ponsel.
Further reading
[edit]- “telepon seluler” 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.