sayembara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sayembara, from Sanskrit स्वयंवर (svayaṃvara, “self-choice [of husband by nobility daughter]”). Cognate of Old Javanese swayambara, Javanese sayembara (ꦱꦪꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦫ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sajəmˈbara]
• Hyphenation: sa‧yêm‧ba‧ra

Noun

sayêmbara (first-person possessive sayembaraku, second-person possessive sayembaramu, third-person possessive sayembaranya)

1. contest, competition.

   Synonym: perlombaan

Affixed terms

• menyayembarakan

 

Further reading

• “sayembara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.