layan
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== 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)
(transitive, Malaysia, colloquial) To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.
=== 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
alternative form of layanan (“service”)
==== Derived terms ====
=== 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 ===
Derived from Old Javanese layan (“opponent”) related to lawan (thus doublet of lawan). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
=== Pronunciation ===
(Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈlajan/ [ˈla.jan]
Rhymes: -jan, -an
Hyphenation: la‧yan
=== Verb ===
layan (Jawi spelling لاين)
to serve or wait on something or someone (of food, tasks etc)
Synonym: tunggu
to attend to something
Synonym: datangi
to engage with someone or something
(Malaysia) to listen to a song, radio show etc
Synonym: dengar
(Malaysia) to watch movies, television, videos etc
Synonyms: tonton, tengok
(Malaysia) to answer phone calls
Synonyms: sahut, jawab
(of thoughts, feelings) to entertain
(rare, figurative) to fulfil (of requests or wishes)
Synonyms: penuhi, tunai, terima
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
> Indonesian: layan (inherited)
=== References ===
Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “لاين lajan”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek (in Dutch), Haarlem; Amsterdam: John Enschede en Zonen; Frederik Muller, page 294
Wilkinson, R. J. (1901-1903), “لاين lajan”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Singapore; Hong Kong; Shanghai; Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh Ltd., 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
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