percaya

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈt͡ʃaja/ [pərˈt͡ʃa.ja]
• Rhymes: -aja
• Syllabification: per‧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

• kepercayaan
• ketepercayaan
• memercayai
• memercayakan
• mempercayai
• mempercayakan
• tepercaya

 

• percaya angin
• percaya diri

 

Further reading

• “percaya” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

percaya

1. Romanization of ꦥꦼꦂꦕꦪ

Malay

Alternative forms

• (informal) caya

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.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berkepercayaan
• dipercayai
• dipercayakan
• kepercayaan
• ketidakpercayaan
• mempercayai
• mempercayakan
• percaya-mempercayai
• percayai
• percayakan

 

Compounds

• undi tidak percaya

 

Idioms

• undi angin lalu

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: percaya
• → Maranao: paratiyaya
• → Tausug: paratsaya

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

• “percaya” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.