caya
Malay
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃajə/ [ˈt͡ʃa.jə]
- Rhymes: -ə
- (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaja/ [ˈt͡ʃa.ja]
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ca‧ya
Verb
[edit]caya
- (informal, slang) apheretic form of percaya
- Aku tak caya langsung apa dia cakap.
- I don't believe what he said at all.
References
[edit]- ^ Hoogervorst, Tom (2015), “Malay youth language in West Malaysia”, in NUSA[1], volume 58, number 3, , archived from the original on 26 April 2025, page 29