Asyura

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاشُورَاء (ʕāšūrāʔ, “tenth, tenth day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʃu.ra/, [aˈʃu.ra]
• Rhymes: -ra
• Hyphenation: A‧syu‧ra

Proper noun

Asyura

1. (Islam) Ashura: A holy day falling on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorating the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 AD.

Alternative forms

• Asjoera (pre-1947)

Further reading

• “Asyura” 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.