gelak

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gelach.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlak/ [ɡəˈlak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ge‧lak

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

• “gelak” 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): /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

• tawa

Further reading

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