FromMalaylayan(“service”).
layan (third-person singular simple presentlayans,present participlelayaning,simple past and past participlelayaned)
- (transitive, Malaysia, colloquial) Torespond to (a person) through conversation or actions.
2002 August 1, Ahmad Sayuthi, “PAS polygamist: Why I took another wife in Cambodia”, insoc.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”, insoc.culture.malaysia[2] (Usenet):..haiya, don'tlayan 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.”, insoc.culture.malaysia[3] (Usenet):LOL. You must be desperate and lonely....okay....Ilayan you enough already today. Bye.
Inherited fromMalaylayan, fromOld Javaneselayan(“opponent”),lawan(“opponent”).Doublet oflawan.
layan
- alternative form oflayanan(“service”)
