yakin

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈjakɪn/
• Rhymes: -kɪn, -ɪn, -n
• Hyphenation: ya‧kin

Adjective

yakin

1. convinced, positive

   Synonym: percaya

2. sure, certain

   Synonym: pasti

3. confident

   Synonyms: sungguh, sungguh-sungguh

Derived terms

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

 

Further reading

• “yakin” 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.

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, “certain, undoubted”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja.ken]
• Rhymes: -kin, -in
• Hyphenation: ya‧kin

Adjective

yakin (Jawi spelling يقين)

1. Confident:
   1. Certain, sure, convinced.

      Synonym: pasti

      Saya tak yakin pasal bila dia tiba.

      I'm not confident about when he's arriving.

   2. Trusting towards something.

      Synonym: percaya

      Bos aku tak yakin dengan aku.

      My boss isn't confident in me.

Affixations

• berkeyakinan
• ketidakyakinan
• keyakinan (“confidence”)
• meyakinkan (“convincing, trustworthy; serious”)
• yakin-yakini
• yakini (“to be confident in”)
• yakinkan (“to convince”)

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: yakin

Further reading

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