lawak

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: la‧wak

Noun

lawak

  1. a room, a chamber

Malay

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Adjective

lawak (Jawi spelling لاوق)

  1. Funny, amusing or humorous.
    Synonyms: jenaka, kelakar, lucu
    Lawaknya filem ini!
    This film is so funny!

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Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlawak/,
  • Hyphenation: la‧wak

Noun

lawak (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. extent; expanse; reach
    Synonyms: laki, luwang, lapad, saklaw
  2. great extent; extensive (of power or authority)
    Synonym: kasaklawan
  3. area; field (of investigation, research, endeavor, etc.)
    Synonym: larangan

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