vayan

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French vaillant.

Noun

vayan

1. fat; robust

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French vaillant (“valiant, nice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vaˈjɑ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Adjective

vayan

1. nice

   Synonyms: joli, jenti

   Antonyms: méshan, mové, vilin, zirab

2. beautiful, pretty, handsome

   Synonyms: bèl, joli, bo

   Antonyms: lèd, vilin

3. awesome

Adverb

vayan

1. nicely

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʝan/ [ˈba.ʝãn]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʝan/ [ˈba.ʝãn]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbaʃan/ [ˈba.ʃãn]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbaʒan/ [ˈba.ʒãn]

• Rhymes: -aʝan
• Syllabification: va‧yan

Verb

vayan

1. inflection of ir:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative