"tawa" meaning in Malay

See tawa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tawa/ [Baku], /tawə/ (note: Standard Malaysian) Forms: تاوا [Jawi]
Rhymes: -awə, -wə, -ə Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *tawa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa. Etymology templates: {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*tawa(ʔ)}} Proto-Malayic *tawa(ʔ), {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*tawa}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, {{inh|ms|map-pro|*Cawa}} Proto-Austronesian *Cawa Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=تاوا}} tawa (Jawi spelling تاوا)
  1. to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) Synonyms: gelak Derived forms: ketawa [passive] (alt: ke-), tertawa [agentless action] (alt: teR-), mengetawakan, mentertawakan
    Sense id: en-tawa-ms-verb-dtcQaW3p Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Laughter

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    }
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