pelayan

Indonesian

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pelayan

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Etymology

Affixed layan +‎ peng-, inherited from Malay ڤلاين (pelayan, “server; waiter”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pelayan (plural pelayan-pelayan)

1. server; waiter

Derived terms

• pelayan gereja
• pelayan hotel
• pelayan jamuan
• pelayan jemaat
• pelayan kafe
• pelayan koktail
• pelayan masyarakat
• pelayan pastoral
• pelayan publik
• pelayan restoran
• pelayan sakramen
• pelayan setia
• pelayan toko
• pelayan warung

Further reading

• “pelayan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

pe- +‎ layan

Noun

pelayan (Jawi spelling ڤلاين, plural pelayan-pelayan, informal 1st possessive pelayanku, 2nd possessive pelayanmu, 3rd possessive pelayannya)

1. waiter; server

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pelayan (inherited)

Further reading

• “pelayan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.