keyakinan

Indonesian

Etymology

ke- -an +‎ yakin

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəjaˈkinan/ [kə.jaˈki.nan]
• Rhymes: -inan
• Syllabification: ke‧ya‧ki‧nan

Noun

keyakinan (plural keyakinan-keyakinan)

1. belief, confidence

Further reading

• “keyakinan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of yakin +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.ja.ke.nan]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ya‧kin‧an

Noun

keyakinan (Jawi spelling کيقينن, plural keyakinan-keyakinan, informal 1st possessive keyakinanku, 2nd possessive keyakinanmu, 3rd possessive keyakinannya)

1. Confidence:
   1. Trust in something or someone.

      Masyarakat sekarang kerap kurang keyakinan pada kualiti barang tempatan.

      Society now often have less confidence in local products.

   2. Certitude, certainty.

      Mukanya kelihatan tiada keyakinan.

      His face looks void of confidence.

Further reading

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