bohlam

Indonesian

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bohlam

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Etymology

From Dutch booglamp (“arc lamp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔhlam]
• Hyphenation: boh‧lam

Noun

bohlam (plural bohlam-bohlam)

1. (colloquial) arc lamp

   Synonyms: bola lampu listrik, lampu busur, lampu pijar

   Synonyms: mentol lampu, mentol (Standard Malay)

2. (colloquial, by extension) light bulb

Further reading

• “bohlam”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016