kepercayaan
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- kepertjajaan (pre-1967)
Etymology
Affixed percaya + ke- -an, from Malay kepercayaan, from Classical Malay kepercayaan (“trusted person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kêpêrcayaan (first-person possessive kepercayaanku, second-person possessive kepercayaanmu, third-person possessive kepercayaannya)
- belief
- (law) religion or faith outside the five official religions in Indonesia (Buddha, Catholic, Confucianism, Islam and Protestant) in general, specifically Indonesian folk religions.
- credence
- trusted person
Further reading
- “kepercayaan” 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.