Laughter

/ˈlæftər/ noun

Definition

the action or sound of laughing; amusement expressed audibly

Etymology

From Old English 'hleahtor', related to 'hliehhan' meaning 'to laugh', from Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to laugh'

Kelly Says

Laughter is one of humanity's oldest sounds - the word has barely changed in over a thousand years because joy is truly universal!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሳቅ
ARالعربية
ضحك
BNবাংলা
হাসি
CACatalà
rialla
CSČeština
smích
DADansk
latter
DEDeutsch
Lachen
ELΕλληνικά
γέλιο
ESEspañol
risa
FAفارسی
خنده
FISuomi
nauru
FRFrançais
rire
GUGU
હાસ્ય
HAHA
dariya
HEעברית
צחוק
HIहिन्दी
हँसी
HUMagyar
nevetés
IDBahasa Indonesia
tawa
IGIG
ọchị
ITItaliano
risata
JA日本語
笑い
KKKK
күлкі
KMKM
សម្រំង
KO한국어
웃음
MRMR
हसा
MSBahasa Melayu
tawa
MYမြန်မာ
အ笑သံ
NLNederlands
gelach
NONorsk
latter
PAPA
ਹਾਸਾ
PLPolski
śmiech
PTPortuguês
risada
RORomână
râs
RUРусский
смех
SVSvenska
skratt
SWKiswahili
kucheka
TAதமிழ்
சிரிப்பு
TEతెలుగు
నవ్వు
THไทย
เสียงหัวเราะ
TLTL
tawa
TRTürkçe
gülüş
UKУкраїнська
сміх
URاردو
ہنسی
VITiếng Việt
tiếng cười
YOYO
èrin
ZH中文
笑声
ZUZU
isithutha

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