bohlam
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch booglamp (“arc lamp”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɔhlam]
- Hyphenation: boh‧lam
Noun
bohlam (plural bohlam-bohlam)
- (colloquial) arc lamp
- Synonyms: bola lampu listrik, lampu busur, lampu pijar
- Synonyms: mentol lampu, mentol (Standard Malay)
- (colloquial, by extension) light bulb
Further reading
- “bohlam” 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.