Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈlajar]
  • Hyphenation: la‧yar

Etymology 1

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From Malay layar, from Proto-Malayic *layar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ (sail).

Noun

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layar (plural layar-layar, first-person possessive layarku, second-person possessive layarmu, third-person possessive layarnya)

  1. (nautical) sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
  2. curtain
    Synonyms: gorden, tabir, tirai
  3. screen: the viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation.
  4. (drama) projection screen
    Synonyms: tirai, kelir
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Etymology 2

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Figurative use of layar (sail).

Noun

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layar (plural layar-layar, first-person possessive layarku, second-person possessive layarmu, third-person possessive layarnya)

  1. Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus).
    Synonym: layaran
  2. keeltail needlefish (Platybelone argalus).
    Synonym: cucut

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Javanese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese layar.

Noun

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layar

  1. sail

Malay

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Alternative forms

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  • lyre (1863 by Henry C. Folkard)

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *layar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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layar (Jawi spelling لاير, plural layar-layar, informal 1st possessive layarku, 2nd possessive layarmu, 3rd possessive layarnya)

  1. (nautical) sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)
  2. screen (the viewing surface or area of a movie, or moving picture or slide presentation)
    Synonyms: skrin, kelir

Verb

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layar (used in the form belayar)

  1. (intransitive) to sail (to ride in a boat, especially sailboat)
  2. (transitive) to browse (the Internet)
    Synonym: lungsur

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: layar

References

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  • "layar" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
  • layar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “لاير layar”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 594
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “layar”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, pages 30-1

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ.

Noun

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layar

  1. sail