Bahasa Melayu

tawa

Bahasa Melayu

English

laugh

Tawa is a literary word for laughter or the act of laughing.

تاو

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Tawa kanak-kanak itu kedengaran di taman.

    The children's laughter could be heard in the park.

  2. Dia menahan tawa apabila mendengar cerita lucu itu.

    He held back his laughter when he heard the funny story.

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tawa

Tawa is a literary word for laughter or laughing.

Word family

Common derived forms

ketawa
to laugh

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.