halakhak
Tagalog
Etymology
Possibly onomatopoetic.
Noun
halakhak
- A loud, uninhibited laughter; a guffaw.
- Nagbigay ng malaking halakhak ang mga manonood sa hirit ng komedyante. -- The audience gave a big laugh at the comedian's stand-up.
Verb
halakhak
- To laugh in a loud and unrestrained manner; to guffaw.
- Napahalakhak ako sa biro ni Ameliane. -- I (uncontrollably) guffawed over Ameliane's teasing.
Inflection
- Past
- humalakhak, naghalakhak: guffawed
- hinalakhak, hinalakhakan: guffawed at
- Present
- humahalakhak, naghahalakhak: guffawing
- hinahalakhak, hinahalakhakan: guffawing at
- Future
- hahalakhak: will guffaw
- hahalakhakan: will guffaw at