caya

Malay

Etymology

Clipping of percaya.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃajə/ [ˈt͡ʃa.jə]
    • Rhymes: -ə
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaja/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ja]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ya

Verb

caya

  1. (informal, slang) apheretic form of percaya
    Aku tak caya langsung apa dia cakap.
    I don't believe what he said at all.

References

  1. ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA‎[1], volume 58, number 3, →DOI, archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 29
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