"surau" meaning in Malay

See surau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: سوراو [Jawi]
Etymology: Possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”). Etymology templates: {{der|ms|sa|सुरौकस्||abode of the gods}} Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”) Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=سوراو|pl=-}} surau (Jawi spelling سوراو, uncountable)
  1. (Islam) surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-surau-ms-noun-RxmFlucb Categories (other): Islam, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (Islam): a small room in any public building where Muslims pray. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-surau-ms-noun-ONzF3jxg Categories (other): Islam Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: masjid (english: a mosque, a larger place of worship)

Alternative forms

{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "a mosque, a larger place of worship",
      "translation": "a mosque, a larger place of worship",
      "word": "masjid"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "surau"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "surau"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "sù-rào",
      "word": "สุเหร่า"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pattani Malay",
      "lang_code": "mfa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "سوغا"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pattani Malay",
      "lang_code": "mfa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ซูรฺา"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "सुरौकस्",
        "4": "",
        "5": "abode of the gods"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سوراو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سوراو",
        "pl": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "surau (Jawi spelling سوراو, uncountable)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Islam",
          "orig": "ms:Islam",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula."
      ],
      "id": "en-surau-ms-noun-RxmFlucb",
      "links": [
        [
          "surau",
          "surau#English"
        ],
        [
          "mosque",
          "mosque"
        ],
        [
          "Sumatra",
          "Sumatra"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam) surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ms",
          "name": "Islam",
          "orig": "ms:Islam",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The surau is located near the mathematics classroom.",
          "text": "Surau tersebut terletak dekat bilik matematik.",
          "translation": "The surau is located near the mathematics classroom.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a small room in any public building where Muslims pray."
      ],
      "id": "en-surau-ms-noun-ONzF3jxg",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam): a small room in any public building where Muslims pray."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "surau"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
    "Malay lemmas",
    "Malay nouns",
    "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
    "Malay uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "a mosque, a larger place of worship",
      "translation": "a mosque, a larger place of worship",
      "word": "masjid"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "surau"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "surau"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "sù-rào",
      "word": "สุเหร่า"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pattani Malay",
      "lang_code": "mfa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "سوغا"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Pattani Malay",
      "lang_code": "mfa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ซูรฺา"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "सुरौकस्",
        "4": "",
        "5": "abode of the gods"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "سوراو",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "سوراو",
        "pl": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "surau (Jawi spelling سوراو, uncountable)",
      "name": "ms-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ms:Islam"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surau",
          "surau#English"
        ],
        [
          "mosque",
          "mosque"
        ],
        [
          "Sumatra",
          "Sumatra"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam) surau: a small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay terms with quotations",
        "ms:Islam"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The surau is located near the mathematics classroom.",
          "text": "Surau tersebut terletak dekat bilik matematik.",
          "translation": "The surau is located near the mathematics classroom.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a small room in any public building where Muslims pray."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Islam): a small room in any public building where Muslims pray."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "surau"
}

Download raw JSONL data for surau meaning in Malay (2.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Malay dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.