Harass with persistent criticism or carping
English: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
Bahasa: menggoda, mengkritik, mengerahkan, mengejek, mencela, mengacau, mempermainkan, mengusik
bergurauBahasa Indonesia
joke, jest, kid, antic, arse around
Less common
#14,553 of the corpus · 3.6 per million words · 15,435 occurrences
From gurau (ber-) · rare, #25,129
Verb
Tell a joke, speak humorously
English: joke, jest
Bahasa: bercanda, melucu, berkelakar, melawak, berseloroh, guyon, berjenaka, bercura
Act in a funny or teasing way
English: joke, jest
Bahasa: bercanda, lelucon, jenaka, gurauan, gurau, senda, melawak, berseloroh
3 more verb senses
Tell false information to for fun
English: pull the leg of, kid
Bahasa: membohongi, mempermainkan, memperolok-olok, memperolok-olokkan, mengolok-olok
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Indulge in horseplay
English: horse around, arse around, fool around, fool
Bahasa: membohongi, memperdaya, memperdayakan, bermain-main, bermalas-malas, memperbudikan
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Be silly or tease one another
English: kid, chaff, jolly, josh, banter
Bahasa: membohongi, mengusik, berkelakar, melawak, berseloroh, mempersendakan, bergurau senda, berlawak-lawak
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Noun
A humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
English: joke, gag, laugh, jest, jape
Bahasa: lelucon, jenaka, gurauan, gurau, canda, lawak, senda, kelakar
A ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
English: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
Bahasa: bercanda, tipu, mempermainkan, muslihat, kepandaian, perangai, helah, gelagat
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Activity characterized by good humor
English: jest, joke, jocularity
Bahasa: jenaka, gurauan, lawak, kelakar
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Adjective
Characterized by jokes and good humor
English: jesting, jocose, jocular, joking