Tel

/tɛl/ noun

Definition

abbreviation for telephone; archaeological mound in Middle East

Etymology

shortened from telephone; Hebrew tell 'mound'

Kelly Says

Communication shorthand or ancient site

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተሌፎን
teh-lee-fohn
ARالعربية
تليفون
tilifūn
BNবাংলা
টেলিফোন
ṭelīphōn
CSČeština
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
DADansk
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
DEDeutsch
Telefon
teh-lee-fohn
ELΕλληνικά
τηλέφωνο
tee-lee-foh-noh
ESEspañol
teléfono
teh-lee-foh-noh
FAفارسی
تلفن
teh-lee-fohn
FISuomi
puhelin
poo-heh-leen
FRFrançais
téléphone
teh-lee-foh-n
HEעברית
טלפון
teh-lee-fohn
HIहिन्दी
टेलीफोन
ṭelīphōn
HUMagyar
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
telepon
teh-leh-pon
IGIG
fọn
fohn
ITItaliano
telefono
teh-lee-foh-noh
JA日本語
電話
denwa
KO한국어
전화
jeon-hwa
MSBahasa Melayu
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
MYမြန်မာ
ဖုန်း
pʰoʊɴ
NLNederlands
telefoon
teh-lee-fohn
NONorsk
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
PLPolski
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
PTPortuguês
telefone
teh-lee-foh-nee
RORomână
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
RUРусский
телефон
teh-lee-fohn
SVSvenska
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
SWKiswahili
simu
see-moo
TAதமிழ்
தொலைபேசி
tholai-pēci
TEతెలుగు
టెలిఫోన్
ṭeliphōn
THไทย
โทรศัพท์
toh-rap
TLTL
telepono
teh-lee-foh-noh
TRTürkçe
telefon
teh-lee-fohn
UKУкраїнська
телефон
teh-lee-fohn
URاردو
ٹیلی فون
ṭelīphōn
VITiếng Việt
điện thoại
dee-en thwah-ee
ZH中文
电话
diàn huà

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