lajer

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish láitir. Cognate with Irish láidir.

Adjective

lajer (plural lajerey, comparative stroshey)

1. strong

   Ta dooinney lajer dt’oi.

   You are up against a strong man.

   Ta mee my ghooinney lajer.

   I am a strong man.

2. hard

   Tayrn eh dy lajer.

   Pull it hard.

Sundanese

Noun

lajer (Sundanese script ᮜᮏᮨᮁ)

1. garden stake
2. support, prop
3. (historical) a measure of rice equal to 20 gédéngs; a tenth of a caéng

Usage notes

• For the measurement sense, a lajer weighs around 100 catties.

Derived terms

• adug lajer
• ngalajer
• ngalajeran
• panglajer
• salajer
• tujulajer

Further reading

• "LADJĔR", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij