selain Root form lain adjective English. Bad in appearance or behavior, unacceptable. Example sentence: Subanen. Pu' sa' meliget gembegat, bisan andun, medali' da, pu' sa' meselainselain ka di nga pated mu, naa belengan ka nilan muka' mekpelayu' ilan dayun dini'a. English. Because if it's very serious, no matter what it is, it should be taken care of right away, because if your behavior appears somewhat bad to your relatives, they'll abandon you and withdraw from you then. Synonym. laat