silakan
Finnish
Noun
silakan
- genitive singular of silakka
Anagrams
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- silahkan (nonstandard)
Etymology
From Malay silakan, from Classical Malay silakan. Equivalent to sila + -kan.
Interjection
silakan
Adverb
silakan
Modifies a verb to ask if the listener can please do the verb. For example: silakan membaca surat itu means can you please read (membaca) that letter (surat itu)?
Further reading
“silakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.