lawak-lawak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Reduplication of lawak (“funny”).

Adjective

lawak-lawak

  1. to be funny with each other

Etymology 2

Uncertain, probably a reduplication of lawak (“a type of boat from West Java”).

Noun

lawak-lawak

  1. trough
    Synonym: palungan
    1. a long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals
    2. any similarly shaped container as explained above

Further reading

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