ketawa
Iban
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈtawaʔ]
- Hyphenation: ke‧ta‧wa
Verb
ketawa
- to laugh
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈtawa/ [kəˈt̪a.wa]
- Rhymes: -awa
- Syllabification: ke‧ta‧wa
Verb
kêtawa
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ketawa”, 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 ke- + tawa, from tawa (“laugh”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /kəˈtawə/ [kəˈt̪a.wə]
- Rhymes: -awə, -ə
- (/a/-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /kəˈtawa/ [kəˈt̪a.wa]
- Rhymes: -awa, -a
- Hyphenation: ke‧ta‧wa
Verb
ketawa (Jawi spelling کتاوا)
- to laugh; to chuckle.
- Dia ketawa apabila mendengar cerita lucu itu.
- She laughed when she heard the funny story.
Noun
ketawa (Jawi spelling کتاوا, plural ketawa-ketawa or ketawa2)
- laughter.
- Synonym: tertawa
- Ketawa mereka kedengaran di seluruh rumah.
- Their laughter could be heard throughout the house.
Derived terms
Affixations
- ketawa besar
- ketawa kecil
- ketawa terbahak-bahak
- ketawakan
Descendants
- > Indonesian: ketawa (inherited)
Further reading
- "ketawa" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017