gelak
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch gelach.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəˈlak/, [ɡəˈlak]
- 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)
- 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
- “gelak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəlaʔ/
- Rhymes: -əlaʔ, -laʔ, -aʔ
Verb
gelak (Jawi spelling ݢلق)
- to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)
Synonyms
- tawa
Further reading
- “gelak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.