percaya

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay percaya, from Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦕꦪ (percaya), from Old Javanese parcaya, pracaya, from Sanskrit प्रत्यय (pratyaya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pərˈt͡ʃaja]
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧ca‧ya

Verb

percaya

  1. (intransitive) to believe, to have trust
    Aku percaya kepadanya.
    I believe him.
    Aku percaya bahwa dia mengatakan yang sesungguhnya.
    I believe that he is telling the truth.

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

percaya

  1. Romanization of ꦥꦼꦂꦕꦪ

Malay

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pərt͡ʃaja/
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pət͡ʃajə]
  • Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦕꦪ (percaya).

Adjective

percaya (Jawi spelling ڤرچاي), sometimes used in the form percaya akan.

  1. believing
    Orang Islam wajib percaya kepada hari kiamat.
    It is obligatory for Muslims to believe in (lit. "be believing towards") judgement day.
  2. trusting
    Aku percaya kepada kau sebab aku tahu kau orang yang jujur.
    I trust (lit. "am trusting towards") you because I know you're an honest person.
Affixations
  • berkepercayaan
  • dipercayai
  • dipercayakan
  • kepercayaan
  • ketidakpercayaan
  • mempercayai
  • mempercayakan
  • percaya-mempercayai
  • percayai
  • percayakan
Compounds
  • undi tidak percaya
Idioms
  • undi angin lalu
Descendants
  • Indonesian: percaya

Etymology 2

Clipping of mempercayai and percayai.

Verb

percaya (Jawi spelling ڤرچاي)

  1. (informal) Alternative form of mempercayai or percayai.
    Kau percaya ke apa yang dia kata?
    Do you believe what he said?

Further reading

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