gelak

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gelach.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈlak/, [ɡəˈlaʔ]
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈlaʔ/, [ɡəˈlaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ge‧lak
  • Rhymes: -lak, -ak

Noun

gelak (plural gelak-gelak, first-person possessive gelakku, second-person possessive gelakmu, third-person possessive gelaknya)

  1. laughter (sound (as) of laughing)
    Synonym: tawa

Derived terms

  • digelakkan
  • menggelakkan
  • tergelak
  • tergelak-gelak
  • gelak manis
  • gelak nabi
  • gelak senyum
  • gelak setan
  • gelak sumbing

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəlaʔ/
  • Rhymes: -əlaʔ, -laʔ, -aʔ

Verb

gelak (Jawi spelling ݢلق)

  1. to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

Synonyms

Further reading

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