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) laughter (sound (as) of laughing) Synonym: tawa ==== Derived terms ==== === 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) to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) Synonym: tawa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: gelak (inherited) === References === === Further reading === "gelak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017