layan

See also: Layan

English

Etymology

From Malay layan (“to serve, to entertain”).

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, to entertain.
   • 2002 August 1, Ahmad Sayuthi, “PAS polygamist: Why I took another wife in Cambodia”, in soc.culture.malaysia‎^[1] (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^[2] (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^[3] (Usenet):

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

Anagrams

• nyala

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• lajan (1901–1947, 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

Affixations

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

Further reading

• “layan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese layan (“opponent”) related to lawan (thus doublet of lawan).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈlajan/ [ˈla.jan]
• Rhymes: -yan, -an
• Hyphenation: la‧yan

Verb

layan (Jawi spelling لاين)

1. to serve or wait on something or someone (of food, tasks etc)

   Synonym: tunggu

2. to attend to something

   Synonym: datangi

3. to engage with someone or something
   1. (Malaysia) to listen to a song, radio show etc

      Synonym: dengar

   2. (Malaysia) to watch movies, television, videos etc

      Synonyms: tonton, tengok

   3. (Malaysia) to answer phone calls

      Synonyms: sahut, jawab

4. (of thoughts, feelings) to entertain
5. (rare, figurative) (of requests or wishes) to fulfil

   Synonyms: penuhi, tunai, terima

Derived terms

Affixation

• dilayani
• layanan (“treatment”)
• melayani
• melayankan
• pelayan (“waiter;server”)
• pelayanan
• terlayani

Descendants

• > Indonesian: layan (inherited)

References

• Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “لاين lajan”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 114
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “لاين layan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 595
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “layan”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 30

Further reading

• "layan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Taroko

Noun

layan

1. green bean

References

• Tseng, Teminawi (1997), 泰雅賽德克族人食物及其典故（一） [A study of Seediq Atayal's foods and their stories, Volume 1] (in Taroko, Chinese, and English), Taipei, →ISBN, page 66