halakhak

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly onomatopoetic.

Noun

halakhak

  1. A loud, uninhibited laughter; a guffaw.
    Nagbigay ng malaking halakhak ang mga manonood sa hirit ng komedyante. -- The audience gave a big laugh at the comedian's stand-up.

Verb

halakhak

  1. To laugh in a loud and unrestrained manner; to guffaw.
    Napahalakhak ako sa biro ni Ameliane. -- I (uncontrollably) guffawed over Ameliane's teasing.

Inflection
Past
  • humalakhak, naghalakhak: guffawed
  • hinalakhak, hinalakhakan: guffawed at
Present
  • humahalakhak, naghahalakhak: guffawing
  • hinahalakhak, hinahalakhakan: guffawing at
Future
  • hahalakhak: will guffaw
  • hahalakhakan: will guffaw at
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