handphone

/ ˈhændˌfəʊn /

noun

1. the usual SE Asian English term for mobile phone

Example Sentences

The Mass MoCA space will feature “The Handphone Table,” a 1978 piece that allows visitors to feel sounds by simply leaning elbows on its surface.

From Washington Post

"I'm sure you have experienced people who just use their handphone while walking, and almost run into you ... so it would be nice if you are just sitting down and checking your emails," said NUS Associate Professor and project leader Marcelo Ang Jr.

From Reuters

“It’s not such a big deal. I think everyone’s way too paranoid around here. They spend all this time disguising the place so satellites can’t see it, and they mask the handphone transmissions so they won’t be intercepted. And all the secrecy about runaways is way overdone. And dangerous. Just think—if you hadn’t been smart enough to figure out my directions, you could be halfway to Alaska by now!”

From Literature

Shay led her to the center of it all, where a round kiosk was inhabited by a small figure talking on an old-fashioned handphone.

From Literature

Battling to regain market share from Apple and Samsung Electronics, the former contract handphone maker suffered a rapid fall from grace in the second half of last year after its phones failed to keep pace with rival iPhones and the Galaxy range.

From Reuters