surau

English

Etymology

Possibly from Sanskrit सुरौकस् (suraukas, “abode of the gods”)

Noun

surau (plural suraus)

  1. 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.
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