laiyan

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English lion.

Noun

laiyan (plural laiyan dem, quantified laiyan)

1. lion
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Revilieshan 9:8:

     Dem ier luk laik uman ier, an dem tiit komiin laik laiyan tiit.

     Their hair looks like women's hair, and their teeth like lion teeth.

Further reading

• laiyan at majstro.com