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

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