halakhak

Tagalog

Etymology

From *hakhak +‎ *-al-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakhak (“laugh loudly; loud or raucous laughter”). Possibly onomatopoeic in origin. Doublet of halikhik.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /halakˈhak/ [hɐ.lɐkˈhak̚]
  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: ha‧lak‧hak

Noun

halakhák (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜃ᜔ᜑᜃ᜔)

  1. loud laughter; guffaw
    Synonyms: hagalhal, hagakhak, hagalpak, galakgak
    Nagbigay ng malaking halakhak ang mga manonood sa hirit ng komedyante.
    The audience gave a big laugh at the comedian's stand-up.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “halakhak”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “halakhak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hakhak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
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