nasyid

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nasyid, from Arabic نشيد (“genre of music”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈnaʃid/ [ˈna.ʃɪt̪̚]
• Syllabification: na‧syid

Noun

nasyid

1. nasheed (a song, often Islamic, consisting of vocals either sung a cappella or accompanied by percussion instruments)

Derived terms

• bernasyid

 

Further reading

• “nasyid” 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.