layak

layak

1. alternative spelling of låyak

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlajaʔ/ [ˈla.jaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ajaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlajak/ [ˈla.jak̚]
    • Rhymes: -ajak
• Syllabification: la‧yak

Inherited from Malay layak (“appropriate, proper, right, suitable; fitting; proper; right”), from Arabic لَيْق, لَاقَ (layq, lāqa, “to be proper, to be suitable, to be seemly, to be worthy”).

layak (comparative lebih layak, superlative paling layak)

1. appropriate, fitting, proper, right, suitable
2. decent, feasible
3. fit
4. good
5. reasonable
6. worthy
7. possible
8. moderate
9. ethical
10. opportune
11. receivable

Inherited from Malay layak (“cutting open a fish (longitudinally) to preserve it”).

layak (plural layak-layak)

1. fish that is split lengthwise from tail to head, then dried without adding salt

• “layak”, 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

layak

1. garbage; trash

layak (Jawi spelling لايق, comparative lebih layak, superlative paling layak)

1. suitable, deserving.

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

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈjak/, [la.ˈjak]

layak

1. Taiwanese plain aborigines (as opposed to mountain aborigines)

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈjak/ [lɐˈjak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: la‧yak

layák (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜌᜃ᜔)

1. flotsam; rubbish left by receding waters

   Synonyms: anod, yamutmot

2. fallen, dried leaves (scattered around a place)

• yakal, kalya