handphone Synonyms & Antonyms
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Handphone as a Noun
1
A mobile phone.
2
A telephone receiver or handset.
3
(South Korea) A mobile phone.
Word Forms & Grammar
handphone (plural handphones)
Origin of Handphone
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”).
Handphone in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Meaning | A mobile phone |
| Plural | handphones |