berlawak-lawak

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ber- +‎ lawak with reduplication at the base word.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.la.waʔˈla.waʔ/
• Rhymes: -waʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: bêr‧la‧wak‧la‧wak

Verb

bêrlawak-lawak

1. Synonym of melawak-lawak (“to joke around repeatedly”)

Further reading

• “berlawak-lawak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.