handphone

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noun

A mobile phone.

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Meanings

nounhandphone (plural handphones)

plural handphones · alternative hand phone · alternative hand-phone

  1. BruneiHawaiiIndonesiaMalaysiaMyanmarSingaporeSouth KoreaA mobile phone.
  2. obsoleterareA telephone receiver or handset.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cell phone

Origin

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”).

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Cite this entry
APA

handphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handphone

MLA

“handphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handphone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handphone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handphone.

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