gelak

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gelach. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Dutch gelach. Gelak is recorded in classical Malay as early as 1370s.”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlak/ [ɡəˈlak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: ge‧lak

Noun

gelak (plural gelak-gelak)

1. laughter (sound (as) of laughing)

   Synonym: tawa

Derived terms

Affixations

• digelakkan
• menggelakkan
• tergelak
• tergelak-gelak

Compounds

• gelak manis
• gelak nabi
• gelak senyum
• gelak setan
• gelak sumbing
• gelak tawa

Further reading

• “gelak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlak/ [ɡəˈlaʔ]
• Rhymes: -əlaʔ, -laʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: ge‧lak

Verb

gelak (Jawi spelling ݢلق)

1. to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

   Synonym: tawa

Derived terms

Affixations

• bergelak
• bergelak-gelak
• gelak-gelak
• gelaknya
• mempergelakkan
• menggelakkan
• tergelak
• tergelak-gelak

Compounds

• gelak manis
• gelak nabi
• gelak setan
• gelak sumbing
• gelak tertawa

Descendants

• > Indonesian: gelak (inherited)

Further reading

• "gelak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017