pelayan

Indonesian

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Etymology

Inherited from Malay pelayan (“server; waiter”). Equivalent to peng- +‎ layan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˈlajan/ [pəˈla.jan]
• Rhymes: -ajan
• Syllabification: pe‧la‧yan

Noun

pelayan (plural pelayan-pelayan)

1. server; waiter

   Synonym: (technical) pramusaji

Derived terms

• pelayan gereja
• pelayan hotel
• pelayan jamuan
• pelayan jemaat
• pelayan kafe
• pelayan koktail
• pelayan masyarakat
• pelayan pastoral
• pelayan publik
• pelayan restoran
• pelayan sakramen
• pelayan setia
• pelayan toko
• pelayan warung

Further reading

• “pelayan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

pe- +‎ layan

Noun

pelayan (Jawi spelling ڤلاين, plural pelayan-pelayan or pelayan²)

1. waiter; server

Descendants

• > Indonesian: pelayan (inherited)

Further reading

• "pelayan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017