liyan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦭꦶꦪꦤ꧀ (liyan, “another, others”), from Old Javanese lyan (“other, different; and also”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lian (“to change appearance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlijan/
• Rhymes: -jan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: li‧yan

Noun

liyan (plural liyan-liyan, first-person possessive liyanku, second-person possessive liyanmu, third-person possessive liyannya)

1. another, others

   Synonym: lain

Further reading

• “liyan” 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.