telepon
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Dutch telefoon (“telephone”), from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /teˈlepɔn/
- IPA(key): (colloquial) /ˈtɛlpɔn/
Audio (standard): (file) - Hyphenation: te‧le‧pon
Noun
telepon
- telephone (a device used for two-way talking with other people)
- telephone call (a connection established over a telephone network between two parties)
- Synonym: panggilan telepon
- telephone call (the conversation held by the two parties on this connection)
- Synonym: panggilan telepon
Verb
telepon (active menelepon, passive ditelepon)
Derived terms
Compounds
Further reading
- “telepon” 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.
Malay
Pronunciation
- (English-based) IPA(key): [tɛ.li.pon]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [te.le.pon]
- Rhymes: -pon, -on
- Hyphenation: te‧le‧pon
Noun
telepon
- alternative form of telefon