halakhak

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From *hakhak +‎ *-al-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakhak (laugh loudly; loud or raucous laughter). Possibly onomatopoeic in origin. Doublet of halikhik.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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halakhák (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜃ᜔ᜑᜃ᜔)

  1. loud laughter; guffaw
    Synonyms: hagalhal, hagakhak, hagalpak, galakgak
    Nagbigay ng malaking halakhak ang mga manonood sa hirit ng komedyante.
    The audience gave a big laugh at the comedian's stand-up.

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See also

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Further reading

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  • halakhak at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • halakhak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*hakhak”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI