bohlam
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch booglamp (“arc lamp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bohlam (first-person possessive bohlamku, second-person possessive bohlammu, third-person possessive bohlamnya)
- (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.