melawak-lawak

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ lawak with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

mêlawak-lawak

  1. (intransitive) to joking around repeatedly
    Synonym: berlawak-lawak

Further reading

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