telepon

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• telefon
• telephon, telfon, telpon (nonstandard)
• telphon (nonstandard, less common)

Etymology

From Dutch telefoon (“telephone”), from French téléphone, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “afar”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice, sound”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /teˈlepɔn/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈtɛlpɔn/

• Audio (standard):

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• Hyphenation: te‧le‧pon

Noun

telepon

1. telephone (a device used for two-way talking with other people)
2. telephone call (a connection established over a telephone network between two parties)

   Synonym: panggilan telepon

3. telephone call (the conversation held by the two parties on this connection)

   Synonym: panggilan telepon

Verb

telepon (active menelepon, passive ditelepon)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to call, to telephone (to contact by telephone)

Derived terms

• bertelepon
• penelepon
• peneleponan
• teleponan

 

Compounds

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

 

• nomor telepon
• panggilan telepon
• pesawat telepon

 

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 of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [tɛ.li.pon]
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [te.le.pon]
• Rhymes: -pon, -on
• Hyphenation: te‧le‧pon

Noun

telepon

1. Alternative form of telefon.