layan
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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.
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Inherited from Malay layan, from Old Javanese layan (“opponent”), lawan (“opponent”). Doublet of lawan.
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layan
- alternative form of layanan (“service”).
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- “layan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.