vayan

Antillean Creole

Etymology

From French vaillant.

Noun

vayan

  1. fat; robust

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French vaillant (“valiant, nice”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈjɑ̃/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Adjective

vayan

  1. nice
    Synonyms: joli, jenti
    Antonyms: méshan, mové, vilin, zirab
  2. beautiful, pretty, handsome
    Synonyms: bèl, joli, bo
    Antonyms: lèd, vilin
  3. awesome

Adverb

vayan

  1. nicely

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʝan/ [ˈba.ʝãn] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʃan/ [ˈba.ʃãn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaʒan/ [ˈba.ʒãn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aʝan
  • Syllabification: va‧yan

Verb

vayan

  1. inflection of ir:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative
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