telepon seluler
Indonesian
editEtymology
editCalque of English cellular telephone as telepon + seluler.
Noun
edittelepon seluler (first-person possessive telepon selulerku, second-person possessive telepon selulermu, third-person possessive telepon selulernya)
- mobile phone.
- Synonym: telepon genggam
Usage notes
editThe word is commonly clipped into ponsel.
Further reading
edit- “telepon seluler” 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.