handphone

noun — 2 senses

handphone

noun

Etymology From hand + phone. For the sense of mobile phone, compare with Chinese 手機 /手机 (shǒujī, literally “hand machine”) and Korean 손전화 (sonjeonhwa, literally “hand telephone”).

Brunei, Hawaii, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Korea A mobile phone.

Obsolete, Rare A telephone receiver or handset.

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