telepon seluler
Indonesian
Etymology
Calque of English cellular telephone as telepon + seluler.
Noun
telepon seluler (first-person possessive telepon selulerku, second-person possessive telepon selulermu, third-person possessive telepon selulernya)
- mobile phone.
- Synonym: telepon genggam
Usage notes
The word is commonly clipped into ponsel.
Further reading
- “telepon seluler” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.