"lawak" meaning in Malay

See lawak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lawak/, [lawaʔ] Forms: لاوق [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ak Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=لاوق}} lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)
  1. Funny, amusing or humorous. Synonyms: jenaka, kelakar, lucu Derived forms: berlawak, berlawak-lawak, lawak-lawak, melawak, melawak-lawak, pelawak
    Sense id: en-lawak-ms-adj-NpDGqHQc Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay terms with redundant script codes

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لاوق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "لاوق"
      },
      "expansion": "lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "name": "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "berlawak"
        },
        {
          "word": "berlawak-lawak"
        },
        {
          "word": "lawak-lawak"
        },
        {
          "word": "melawak"
        },
        {
          "word": "melawak-lawak"
        },
        {
          "word": "pelawak"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This film is so funny!",
          "text": "Lawaknya filem ini!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Funny, amusing or humorous."
      ],
      "id": "en-lawak-ms-adj-NpDGqHQc",
      "links": [
        [
          "Funny",
          "funny"
        ],
        [
          "amusing",
          "amusing"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jenaka"
        },
        {
          "word": "kelakar"
        },
        {
          "word": "lucu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lawak/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lawaʔ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lawak"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "berlawak"
    },
    {
      "word": "berlawak-lawak"
    },
    {
      "word": "lawak-lawak"
    },
    {
      "word": "melawak"
    },
    {
      "word": "melawak-lawak"
    },
    {
      "word": "pelawak"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "لاوق",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "لاوق"
      },
      "expansion": "lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        "Malay 2-syllable words",
        "Malay adjectives",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Malay terms with redundant script codes",
        "Malay terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ak",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ak/2 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This film is so funny!",
          "text": "Lawaknya filem ini!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Funny, amusing or humorous."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Funny",
          "funny"
        ],
        [
          "amusing",
          "amusing"
        ],
        [
          "humorous",
          "humorous"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jenaka"
        },
        {
          "word": "kelakar"
        },
        {
          "word": "lucu"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lawak/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lawaʔ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lawak"
}

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