telepon genggam
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of telepon (“phone”) + genggam (“handheld”). Compare with Japanese 携帯電話 (keitaidenwa, “mobile phone”, literally “handheld telephone”), Korean 휴대전화 (hyudaejeonhwa, “mobile phone”, literally “handheld telephone”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
telepon genggam (first-person possessive telepon genggamku, second-person possessive telepon genggammu, third-person possessive telepon genggamnya)
- mobile phone.
- Synonym: telepon seluler
- Synonym: telefon bimbit (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “telepon genggam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.