pelawak

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈlawaʔ/ [pəˈla.waʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ
• Syllabification: pe‧la‧wak

Noun

pêlawak

1. comedian

   Synonym: komedian

2. comedian (one who likes to joke or is amusing)

Further reading

• “pelawak”, 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

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

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Literary Standard, Riau-Linmga) IPA^(key): /pəˈlawak/ [pəˈla.waʔ]
• Rhymes: -awaʔ, -aʔ
• Hyphenation: pe‧la‧wak

Noun

pelawak (Jawi spelling ڤلاوق, plural pelawak-pelawak or pelawak²)

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

   Synonym: peran

3. (dialectal, Kelantan) liar, deceiver

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pelawak (inherited)

Further reading

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