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

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

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