"layan" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlʌjʌn/ Forms: layans [present, singular, third-person], layaning [participle, present], layaned [participle, past], layaned [past]
Etymology: From Malay layan (“service”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ms|layan||service}} Malay layan (“service”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} layan (third-person singular simple present layans, present participle layaning, simple past and past participle layaned)
  1. (transitive, Malaysia, colloquial) To respond to (a person) through conversation or actions. Tags: Malaysia, colloquial, transitive
    Sense id: en-layan-en-verb-~itAj196 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Malaysian English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002 August 1, Ahmad Sayuthi, “PAS polygamist: Why I took another wife in Cambodia”, in soc.culture.malaysia (Usenet)",
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