layan

English

Etymology

From Malay layan (“service”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʌjʌn/

Verb

layan (third-person singular simple present layans, present participle layaning, simple past and past participle layaned)

1. (transitive, Malaysia, colloquial) To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions.
   • 2002 August 1, Ahmad Sayuthi, “PAS polygamist: Why I took another wife in Cambodia”, in soc.culture.malaysia‎ (Usenet):

     BTW investors are profit-driven and motivated lar. I can elaborate on this but I'm too lazy to spend too much time to 'layan' ignorant morons like you.

   • 2002 November 12, AM Abdul Rahman, “FALSE religious teachings”, in soc.culture.malaysia‎ (Usenet):

     ..haiya, don't layan this Bad Boy la. He is here to make 'kacau' only. Leave him alone..then the world will be a better place.

   • 2003 August 13, ignoramus, “Let's pay a fair price for the water.”, in soc.culture.malaysia‎ (Usenet):

     LOL. You must be desperate and lonely....okay....I layan you enough already today. Bye.

Anagrams

• nyala

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• lajan (pre-1947, 1947-1972)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay layan, from Old Javanese layan (“opponent”), lawan (“opponent”). Doublet of lawan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlajan/ [ˈla.jan]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: la‧yan

Root

layan

1. alternative form of layanan (“service”).

Derived terms

• layanan
• melayani
• melayankan
• pelayan
• pelayanan
• terlayani

 

Further reading

• “layan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.