lahan

lahan m (uncountable)

1. (Ivory Coast slang) gwop, skrilla, moola

   Synonyms: djai, walli, flouze, bif

   • 2015, “La vie de Louga”, in Didi-B (lyrics), Cubisme, performed by Kiff No Beat:

     On s'en fou des mondes où il ya lahan donc tout est permis

     We are mad at the world where all is permitted as long as one has gwop

• IPA^(key): [ˈlahan]
• Hyphenation: la‧han

From Javanese lahan (ꦭꦲꦤ꧀, “unplanted area”), laha (“empty, quiet”).

lahan (plural lahan-lahan)

1. land

From Malay lahan, from Classical Malay lahan, from Arabic لَحْن (laḥn).

lahan (plural lahan-lahan)

1. (obsolete) song

   Synonym: lagu

• “lahan”, 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

• IPA^(key): /la.han/

From Javanese lahan (ꦭꦲꦤ꧀, “unplanted area”), laha (“empty, quiet”).

lahan (Jawi spelling لاهن, plural lahan-lahan or lahan²)

1. land; area; plot; field — an expanse of ground or territory.

   Kerajaan memperuntukkan lahan untuk projek perumahan baharu. ― The government allocated a plot of land for the new housing project.

2. soil; terrain.

   Lahan di kawasan itu sangat subur untuk pertanian. ― The soil in that area is very fertile for agriculture.

• tanah
• kawasan

Native Malay root, related to perlahan and perlahan-lahan.

lahan (Jawi spelling لاهن)

1. (archaic, poetic) slowly; gently; gradually — in a slow or unhurried manner.

   Dia berjalan lahan menuju pintu. ― He walked slowly toward the door.

2. (archaic, poetic) softly; quietly (of sound or tone).

   Ibu bercakap lahan supaya bayi tidak terjaga. ― Mother spoke softly so the baby wouldn’t wake up.

• perlahan
• lembut
• tenang

• laju
• cepat

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