pelawak

Indonesian

Etymology

From peng- +‎ lawak.

Noun

pelawak (first-person possessive pelawakku, second-person possessive pelawakmu, third-person possessive pelawaknya)

1. comedian, clown, jester, mime

Related terms

• lawak

Malay

Etymology

An affixation of peng- +‎ lawak (“funny, humorous”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəlawak/, [p(ə)lawaʔ]
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

pelawak (Jawi spelling ڤلاوق, plural pelawak-pelawak, informal 1st possessive pelawakku, 2nd possessive pelawakmu, 3rd possessive pelawaknya)

1. comedian, clown, jokester
2. (historical) jester, fool

   Synonym: peran

3. (dialectal, Kelantan-Pattani) liar, deceiver

Further reading

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