phone

Etymology 1

Clipping of telephone; attested by 1884.

noun

1. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
   Daragh's on the phone at the moment. He'll call you when he's finished.
   My phone ran out of battery.
   There's an old-fashioned phone in the doctor's waiting room - it doesn't work anymore, of course.

verb

1. (transitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.
   Phone me as soon as you land at the airport.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

noun

1. (phonetics) A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.