Bahasa Melayu

surau

Bahasa Melayu

English

prayer house, small mosque, surau

A small place used by Muslims for prayer and religious activities.

سوراو

Examples

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  1. Mereka berhenti di surau untuk menunaikan solat Asar.

    They stopped at the prayer house to perform the Asar prayer.

  2. Kanak-kanak itu belajar membaca doa di surau kampung.

    The children learned to recite prayers at the village prayer house.

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surau

It is a small Muslim place of prayer.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.