lawak

• Hyphenation: la‧wak

lawak

1. a room, a chamber

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlawaʔ/ [ˈla.waʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: la‧wak

Inherited from Malay lawak. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

lawak (comparative lebih lawak, superlative terlawak, equative selawak)

1. funny (can cause laughter)

   Synonyms: lucu, kocak, (rare) jenaka

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

lawak

1. a type of boat from West Java that is made from notched tree trunks

• “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.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlawak/ [ˈla.waʔ]
• Rhymes: -ak

lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)

1. Funny, amusing or humorous.

   Synonyms: jenaka, kelakar, lucu

   Lawaknya filem ini!

   This film is so funny!

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlawak/ [ˈlaː.wɐk̚]
• Rhymes: -awak
• Syllabification: la‧wak

lawak (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜃ᜔)

1. extent; expanse; reach

   Synonyms: laki, luwang, lapad, saklaw

2. great extent; extensive (of power or authority)

   Synonym: kasaklawan

3. area; field (of investigation, research, endeavor, etc.)

   Synonym: larangan

• kawal, Kalaw, kalaw