sayembara
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay sayembara, from Sanskrit स्वयंवर (svayaṃvara, “self-choice [of husband by nobility daughter]”). Cognate of Old Javanese swayambara, Javanese sayembara (ꦱꦪꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦫ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsayêmbara (first-person possessive sayembaraku, second-person possessive sayembaramu, third-person possessive sayembaranya)
- contest, competition.
- Synonym: perlombaan
Affixed terms
editFurther reading
edit- “sayembara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.