telepon

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• telefon
• telpon, telephon, telfon (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Dutch telefoon (“telephone”), from French téléphone (“telephone”). Doublet of telefon.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /teˈlepɔn/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /teˈl(e)pon/

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• Hyphenation: té‧lé‧pon

Noun

télépon (first-person possessive teleponku, second-person possessive teleponmu, third-person possessive teleponnya)

1. A telecommunication device used for two-way talking with another person; telephone.

   Synonym: pesawat telepon

2. A telephone conversation; a call; a phone call.

   Synonym: panggilan

Derived terms

• bertelepon
• menelepon

 

Compounds

• nomor telepon
• telepon cerdas
• telepon engkol
• telepon genggam
• telepon koin
• telepon mobil
• telepon nirkabel
• telepon pintar
• telepon radio
• telepon seluler
• telepon tidur

 

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 Indonesia, 2016.