musabaqah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• musabakah, musabaqoh

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic مُسَابَقَة (musābaqa, “competition”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /musaˈbakah/ [mu.saˈba.kah]
• Rhymes: -akah
• Syllabification: mu‧sa‧ba‧qah

Noun

musabaqah (plural musabaqah-musabaqah)

1. (Islam) competition, contest

Usage notes

• Only used in Islamic context, such as "musabaqah azan" or "musabaqah tilawatil qur'an".

Further reading

• “musabaqah” 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.