gelak

Borrowed from Dutch gelach. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Dutch gelach. Gelak is recorded in classical Malay as early as 1370s.”)

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

gelak (plural gelak-gelak)

1. laughter (sound (as) of laughing)

   Synonym: tawa

• “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.

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• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlak/ [ɡəˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -əlaʔ, -laʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ge‧lak

gelak (Jawi spelling ݢلق)

1. to laugh^[1] (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

   Synonym: tawa

• > Indonesian: gelak (inherited)

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