telepon seluler

Indonesian

Etymology

Calque of English cellular telephone.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /teˌlepɔn seˈlulɛr/ [t̪eˌle.pɔn seˈlu.lɛr]
  • Syllabification: te‧le‧pon se‧lu‧ler

Noun

telepon seluler

  1. cellular telephone
    Synonym: telepon genggam

Usage notes

The word is commonly clipped into ponsel.

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