laiyan

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Jamaican Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from English lion.

Noun[edit]

laiyan (plural laiyan dem, quantified laiyan)

  1. lion
    • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 9:8:
      Dem ier luk laik uman ier, an dem tiit komiin laik laiyan tiit.
      Their hair looks like women's hair, and their teeth like lion teeth.

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