yakin

See also: yakın

English

Noun

yakin (plural yakin or yakins)

1. A large Himalayan antelope, Budorcas taxicolor

Synonyms

• takin

Anagrams

• Kayin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay yakin, from Arabic يَقِين (yaqīn, “certain, undoubted”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈjakin/ [ˈja.kɪn]
• Rhymes: -akin
• Syllabification: ya‧kin

Adjective

yakin (comparative lebih yakin, superlative paling yakin)

1. convinced, positive

   Synonym: percaya

2. sure, certain

   Synonym: pasti

3. confident

   Synonym: percaya diri

Derived terms

• berkeyakinan
• diyakini
• diyakinkan
• keyakinan
• meyakin-yakini
• meyakini
• meyakinkan
• peyakinan

Further reading

• “yakin”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

yakin

1. Rōmaji transcription of やきん

Kalasha

Noun

yakin

1. trust, belief

Synonyms

• bawar
• barosa

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic يَقِين (yaqīn, “certainty, conviction”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjakin/ [ˈja.kin]
• Rhymes: -akin, -kin, -in
• Hyphenation: ya‧kin

Adjective

yakin (Jawi spelling يقين, comparative lebih yakin, superlative paling yakin)

1. sure; certain; confident; convinced (having no doubt; having firm belief).

   Synonyms: pasti, percaya, tentu

   Antonyms: ragu-ragu, sangsi, waswas

   Dia yakin bahawa tindakannya betul.

   He is confident that his action is right.

2. firm; earnest (unwavering in determination, effort, or conviction).

   Synonyms: tegas, tetap

   Kami berusaha dengan yakin untuk menang.

   We strive with confidence to win.

Derived terms

Affixations

• berkeyakinan (“to have confidence; to be confident”)
• diyakini (“to be trusted; to be believed with certainty”)
• diyakinkan (“to be convinced; to be assured”)
• keyakinan (“conviction; certainty; belief; confidence”)
• meyakini (“to believe firmly; to have full trust in”)
• meyakinkan (“to convince; to persuade; to assure; convincing”)
• yakini (“to be confident in”)
• yakinkan (“to convince”)

Reduplications

• meyakin-yakinkan (“to repeatedly try to convince”)
• seyakin-yakinnya (“with absolute certainty; as firmly as possible”)
• yakin-yakin (“truly certain; with full confidence”)
• yakin-yakini

Compounds

• ainul yakin (“(Islam) certainty gained through direct observation”)
• haqqul yakin (“(Islam) absolute certainty through personal experience”)
• ilmu yakin (“(Islam) certainty gained through evidence and reasoning”)
• percaya yakin (“absolute trust; unwavering faith”)

Idioms & phrases

• kurang yakin (“lacking confidence; hesitant”)

Descendants

• → Indonesian: yakin

Further reading

• "yakin" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "yakin" at PRPM first version)