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layan

/ˈlʌjʌn/

layan verb: to respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.

Verb

layan (third-person singular simple present layans, present participle layaning, simple past and past participle layaned)

  1. (Malaysia, colloquial, transitive) To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.
    • 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 August 1, Ahmad Sayuthi, “PAS polygamist: Why I took another wife in Cambodia”, in soc.culture.malaysia (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.2002 November 12, AM Abdul Rahman, “FALSE religious teachings”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)

Forms of layan

third-person singular presentlayans
present participlelayaning
past participlelayaned
pastlayaned

Origin of layan

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

Questions about layan

What does layan mean?
Layan means to respond to (a person) through conversation or actions, to entertain.
What part of speech is layan?
Layan is a verb.
How do you pronounce layan?
Layan is pronounced /ˈlʌjʌn/.
What is the past tense of layan?
The past tense of layan is layaned.

Words near layan in the dictionary

  1. lay-ups
  2. laya
  3. layabout
  4. layabouts
  5. Layac
  6. layan
  7. layaned
  8. layaning
  9. layans
  10. Layard
  11. Layards

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