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名詞

surau (複数形 suraus)

1. (Islam) A small mosque or other Islamic assembly building in parts of Sumatra and the Malay peninsula.
   • 2015, Labodalih Sembiring, translating Eka Kurniawan, Man Tiger, Verso 2015, p. 2:

     He knew the sound so well he didn't bother to turn his head. It was even more familiar than the sound of the surau’s drum that beat five times a day.

2. (Islam, Malaysia) A small room in any public place where Muslims pray.
   • The men's surau can be found at the left of the clock store.

同意語

• musalla (a room where Muslims pray, aside from a mosque)
• prayer room