berlawak-lawak
Indonesian
Etymology
From ber- + lawak with reduplication at the base word.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /bərlawaʔˈlawaʔ/ [bər.la.waʔˈla.waʔ]
- Rhymes: -awaʔ
- Syllabification: ber‧la‧wak-la‧wak
Verb
bêrlawak-lawak
- synonym of melawak-lawak (“to joke around repeatedly”)
Further reading
- “berlawak-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.