lawak

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: la‧wak

Noun

lawak

1. a room, a chamber

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lawak/, [lawaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ak

Adjective

lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)

1. Funny, amusing or humorous.

   Synonyms: jenaka, kelakar, lucu

   Lawaknya filem ini!

   This film is so funny!

Derived terms

• berlawak
• berlawak-lawak
• lawak-lawak
• melawak
• melawak-lawak
• pelawak

 

Further reading

• “lawak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawak/, [ˈla.wɐk]
• Hyphenation: la‧wak

Noun

lawak (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜃ᜔)

1. extent; expanse; reach

   Synonyms: laki, luwang, lapad, saklaw

2. great extent; extensive (of power or authority)

   Synonym: kasaklawan

3. area; field (of investigation, research, endeavor, etc.)

   Synonym: larangan

Derived terms

• kalawakan
• lawakan
• lumawak
• malawak
• paglawak