Tawak-tawak
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
noun
arkais
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
A small gong used as a signal to gather people or give notice.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of Classical Malay tawak 'small gong'.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication