ketawa

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəˈtawaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ta‧wa

Verb

ketawa

  1. to laugh

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ke- +‎ tawa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈtawa/ [kəˈt̪a.wa]
  • Rhymes: -awa
  • Syllabification: ke‧ta‧wa

Verb

kêtawa

  1. (colloquial) synonym of tertawa (to laugh)

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation ke- +‎ tawa, from tawa (“laugh”).

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /kəˈtawə/ [kəˈt̪a.wə]
  • Rhymes: -awə,
  • (/a/-variety, Baku) IPA(key): /kəˈtawa/ [kəˈt̪a.wa]
  • Rhymes: -awa, -a
  • Hyphenation: ke‧ta‧wa

Verb

ketawa (Jawi spelling کتاوا)

  1. 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)

  1. 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