tertawa
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ter- + tawa, from Malay tertawa, from Classical Malay tertawa.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /tərˈtawa/ [t̪ərˈt̪a.wa]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -awa
- Syllabification: ter‧ta‧wa
Verb
têrtawa
- to laugh
- Synonym: ketawa
- 2015 May 4, BBC[1]:
- Kita sering kali menemukan diri kita tertawa pada saat-saat yang paling aneh.
- We often find ourselves laughing at the most bizarre moments.
- 2015 May 4, BBC[2]:
- Ketika kita tertawa bersama orang lain, Anda menunjukkan bahwa Anda menyukai mereka, Anda setuju dengan mereka, atau Anda berada dalam satu kelompok yang sama dengan mereka.
- When we laugh with other people, you show that you like them, you agree with them, or you are in the same group as them.
Further reading
- “tertawa” 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.
Malay
Verb
tertawa