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tawa.

laugh

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtawa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. laugh

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tawa, from Proto-Malayic *tawa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.

verb/ˈtawa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to laugh (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tawa, from Proto-Malayic *tawa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tawa, from Proto-Austronesian *Cawa.

noun/ˈtawa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. Minangkabau mantra

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

noun/ˈtawa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. dadap (“Erythrina”) leaf

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

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