kepercayaan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kepercayaan, from Classical Malay کڤرچاياءن (kepercayaan). By surface analysis, percaya +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəpərt͡ʃaˈjaan/ [kə.pər.t͡ʃaˈja.(ʔ)an]
  • Rhymes: -aan
  • Syllabification: ke‧per‧ca‧ya‧an

Noun

kêpêrcayaan (plural kepercayaan-kepercayaan)

  1. belief (most senses)
    Synonym: keyakinan
  2. (law) religion or faith outside the five official religions in Indonesia (Buddhism, Catholic, Confucianism, Islam and Protestant) in general, specifically Indonesian folk religions
  3. credence
  4. trusted person
  5. confidence
    tingkat kepercayaanlevel of confidence

Adjective

kêpêrcayaan (not comparable)

  1. right-hand, trusted

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