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surau.

surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsurau̯]
  1. surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula

Where this word comes from

From Malay surau, possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.