lawak

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: la‧wak

Noun

lawak

a room, a chamber

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈla.waʔ/
Rhymes: -waʔ
Hyphenation: la‧wak

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay lawak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

lawak (comparative lebih lawak, superlative terlawak, equative selawak)

funny (can cause laughter)
Synonyms: lucu, kocak, (rare) jenaka

Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lawak

a type of boat from West Java that is made from notched tree trunks

Derived terms

? > lawak-lawak

Further reading

“lawak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)

Funny, amusing or humorous.
Synonyms: jenaka, kelakar, lucu

Lawaknya filem ini!
This film is so funny!

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawak/ [ˈlaː.wɐk̚]
Rhymes: -awak
Syllabification: la‧wak

Noun

lawak (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜃ᜔)

extent; expanse; reach
Synonyms: laki, luwang, lapad, saklaw
great extent; extensive (of power or authority)
Synonym: kasaklawan
area; field (of investigation, research, endeavor, etc.)
Synonym: larangan

Derived terms

Anagrams

kawal, Kalaw, kalaw

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