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
- (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
- kepercayaan
- ketepercayaan
- memercayai
- memercayakan
- mempercayai
- mempercayakan
- tepercaya
- percaya angin
- percaya diri
Further reading
- “percaya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
Romanization
percaya
- Romanization of ꦥꦼꦂꦕꦪ
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦥꦼꦂꦕꦪ (percaya).
Noun
percaya (Jawi spelling ڤرچاي, plural percaya-percaya, informal 1st possessive percayaku, 2nd possessive percayamu, 3rd possessive percayanya)
- belief; trust
Descendants
- Indonesian: percaya
Further reading
- “percaya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.